English-Thai Dictionary

hawser

N เชือก พวน  เชือก เส้นใหญ่ ที่ ใช้ ปล่อย สมอเรือ  chueak-puan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

HAWSER

n.[See Halser. ] A small cable; or a large rope, in size between a cable and a tow-line.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

HAWSER

Haws "er, n. Etym: [From F. hausser to hausserée towpath, towing, F.haussière hawser ), LL. altiare, fr. L. altus high. See Haughty. ]

 

Defn: A large rope made of three strands each containing many yarns.

 

Note: Three hawsers twisted together make a cable; but it nautical usage the distinction between cable and hawser is often one of size rather than of manufacture. Hawser iron, a calking iron.

 

HAWSER-LAID

HAWSER-LAID Haws "er-laid `, a.

 

Defn: Made in the manner of a hawser. Cf. Cable-laid, and see Illust. of Cordage.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

hawser

haw ser |ˈhôzər ˈhɔzər | ▶noun a thick rope or cable for mooring or towing a ship. ORIGIN Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French haucer, from Old French haucier ‘to hoist, ’ based on Latin altus ‘high. ’

 

hawser-laid

haw ser-laid ▶adjective 1 another term for cable-laid. 2 chiefly historical denoting the ordinary type of rope commonly used in ships ’ rigging, typically made of three left-handed strands twisted together right-handed.

 

Oxford Dictionary

hawser

hawser |ˈhɔːzə | ▶noun a thick rope or cable for mooring or towing a ship. ORIGIN Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French haucer, from Old French haucier ‘to hoist ’, based on Latin altus ‘high ’.

 

hawser-laid

hawser-laid ▶adjective another term for cable-laid.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

hawser

haw ser /hɔ́ːzə r /名詞 C 〘海 〙(船の停泊や曳航 （えいこう ）に使われる )ホーサー, 太綱, 太索 (cable ).