hawsers
Thick dock ropes
Hawsers are thick ropes or cables used for mooring or towing ships.
The word belongs to nautical vocabulary, where hawsers distinguish the heaviest lines from lighter ropes used for rigging: The crew secured the hawsers to the dock.
A ship might be held by multiple hawsers in rough weather.
Thick twisted fibers
- cableHeavy-duty woven line
- lineContinuous mark or queue
- cordageRopes and twines collectively
- manilaYellowish-brown hemp material
sisal · hemp · nylon · braided · twisted · strands · fiber · diameter
Mooring structure at water's edge
- bollardTraffic-blocking vertical post
- cleatShoe spike for grip
- pierWaterfront landing structure
- berthSleeping space on transport
wharf · quay · capstan · bitt · fairlead · tying · securing · vessel
Small craft that pulls ships
- bargeFlat freight vessel
- towingPulling another vehicle along
- vesselReceptacle for contents
- pullingForce toward oneself
strain · tension · deadweight · channel · harbor pilot · maritime · cargo ship · tanker
rope
Thick twisted fibers
manila · sisal · hemp · nylon · braided · twisted · strands · fiber · diameter · coil
dock
Mooring structure at water's edge
berth · wharf · quay · capstan · bitt · fairlead · tying · securing · vessel · harbor
tugboat
Small craft that pulls ships
pulling · strain · tension · deadweight · channel · harbor pilot · maritime · cargo ship · tanker · freighter
hawserstwine
Stranded cord for tying
thread · string · filament · yarn · fishing line