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hawser

noun

/ˈhɔːzər/

Meaning

A thick rope or cable used in mooring or towing a ship.

The sailors secured the ship to the dock with a heavy hawser.

rope, cable, line, cord, towline

thread, string

heavy hawser, mooring hawser, tow hawser, secure with hawser

The rhythm and flow of speech with rise and fall in tone.

Persistence in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success.

A person or thing that precipitates an event or change; an agent that provokes or speeds significant...

active hostility or opposition

The quality of being new, original, or unusual.

A system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather t...