hawser-laid

[ haw-zer-leyd, -ser- ]

/ ˈhɔ zərˌleɪd, -sər- /

adjective Ropemaking.

cablelaid (def. 1).

plain-laid.

Origin of hawser-laid

First recorded in 1760–70

Words nearby hawser-laid

hawse, hawsehole, hawsepipe, hawser, hawser bend, hawser-laid, hawthorn, Hawthorne, Hawthorne effect, Hawthorne, Nathaniel, Hawthornesque

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Example sentences from the Web for hawser-laid

When a cable or tow line is made of three or more small ropes it is said to be “hawser-laid.”
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 1|Various
The combination in the larger cordage, also known as hawser-laid.
The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry Smyth
A finer quality of hawser-laid rope than is commonly used for other purposes.
The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry Smyth
Hawser-laid rope is a right-handed rope, and cable-laid is therefore left-handed.
The Gunner's Examiner|Harold E. Cloke

Large ropes are distinguished into two main classes, the cable-laid and hawser-laid.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure

British Dictionary definitions for hawser-laid

hawser-laid

adjective

(of a rope) made up of three strands, the fibres (or yarns) of which have been twisted together in a left-handed direction. These three strands are then twisted together in a right-handed direction to make the rope

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单词	hawser-laid
释义	hawser-laid [ haw-zer-leyd, -ser- ] / ˈhɔ zərˌleɪd, -sər- / adjective Ropemaking. cablelaid (def. 1). plain-laid. Origin of hawser-laid First recorded in 1760–70 Words nearby hawser-laid hawse, hawsehole, hawsepipe, hawser, hawser bend, hawser-laid, hawthorn, Hawthorne, Hawthorne effect, Hawthorne, Nathaniel, Hawthornesque Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hawser-laid When a cable or tow line is made of three or more small ropes it is said to be “hawser-laid.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 1\|Various The combination in the larger cordage, also known as hawser-laid. The Sailor's Word-Book\|William Henry Smyth A finer quality of hawser-laid rope than is commonly used for other purposes. The Sailor's Word-Book\|William Henry Smyth Hawser-laid rope is a right-handed rope, and cable-laid is therefore left-handed. The Gunner's Examiner\|Harold E. Cloke Large ropes are distinguished into two main classes, the cable-laid and hawser-laid. A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines\|Andrew Ure British Dictionary definitions for hawser-laid hawser-laid adjective (of a rope) made up of three strands, the fibres (or yarns) of which have been twisted together in a left-handed direction. These three strands are then twisted together in a right-handed direction to make the rope Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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