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hawser

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hawser
Nautical a large heavy rope

hawser [′hȯz·ər]
(naval architecture)
A large rope or cable, usually over 5 inches (13 centimeters) in diameter, generally used to tow or moor a ship or secure it at a dock.


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First she loomed before me like a blot of something yet blacker than darkness, then her spars and hull began to take shape, and the next moment, as it seemed (for, the farther I went, the brisker grew the current of the ebb), I was alongside of her hawser and had laid hold.
The wire hawser between her and the Diana, stretched as taut as a harpstring, vibrated alarmingly.
You had better put another bight of a hawser astern, Mr.
 
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