hawser

Example Sentences

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Bollards were first used in a maritime setting, where they were immovable objects to which a ship could safely lash its hawser after docking.

From Washington Post • Oct. 9, 2022

Falling to the floor behind her was a braid as thick as a hawser.

From New York Times • Jun. 29, 2021

He saved nearly 40 lives by diving into the churning seas with a rope, then used it to pull a thick hawser taut between the yacht and the beach as a lifeline for survivors.

From The Guardian • Jan. 1, 2019

Another heading wide of off, and Strauss - his huge forearms like lengths of steel hawser - lifts blade away from trouble.

From BBC • May 27, 2010

They moored her stern by the stout hawser lines, tossed out the bow stones, and waded in beyond the wash of ripples to mix their wine and cook their morning meal.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer