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noun
The hole through which a ship's anchor rope is passed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, transport
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A hole in a ship through which a hawser is passed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, transport
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noun
the hole that an anchor rope passes through
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: hawse, hawsepipe
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hole
History
From hawse + hole.
Across languages
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
