Definition of "hawse" in Anglais

noun

1. (nautical) The part of the bow containing the hawseholes.

2. (nautical) A hawsehole or hawsepipe.

3. (nautical) The horizontal distance or area between an anchored vessel's bows and the actual position of her anchor(s).

adjective

1. (nautical) In a position relative to the course and position of a vessel, somewhat forward of the stem.

adverb

1. (nautical, of a vessel) Lying to two anchors, streamed from either bow.

verb

1. (intransitive, nautical, of a vessel) To lie uneasily to an anchor, typically due to a weather tide.