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hawser

noun
🔊/ˈhɔːzə(r)/
🔊/ˈhɔːzər/
 (specialist)
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  1. a thick rope or steel cable used on a ship（船上用的）缆索，钢缆Topics Transport by waterc2
    Word OriginMiddle English: from Anglo-Norman French haucer, from Old French haucier ‘to hoist’, based on Latin altus ‘high’.