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Hawse
Meaning
Noun
●
In Nautical:
The part of the
bow
containing
the hawseholes.
●
In Nautical:
A
hawsehole
or hawsepipe.
●
In Nautical:
The
horizontal
distance
or area between an
anchored
vessel's
bows
and the
actual
position
of her anchor(s).
Adj
●
In Nautical:
In a
position
relative
to the
course
and
position
of a
vessel
, somewhat forward of the stem.
Adv
●
In Nautical:
Lying to two
anchors
,
streamed
from either bow.
Verb
●
In Nautical:
To
lie
uneasily
to an
anchor
,
typically
due to a
weather
tide.
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