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Meaning of hawse | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

/hɔːz/

Definitions

The part of the bow containing the hawseholes.
A hawsehole or hawsepipe.
The horizontal distance or area between an anchored vessel's bows and the actual position of her anchor(s).

Equivalents

Suomi silmäke

Türkçe loca

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

See also

hawse pipe hawse timber hawse-pipe hawse-plug hawsehole hawsepipe