Tow vs. Hawser

Towverb

(transitive) To pull something behind one using a line or chain; to haul.

Towverb

To aid someone behind by shielding them from wind resistance.

Townoun

The act of towing and the condition of being towed.

Townoun

Something, such as a tugboat, that tows.

Townoun

Something, such as a barge, that is towed.

Townoun

A rope or cable used in towing.

Townoun

(motor racing) A speed increase given by driving in front of another car on a straight, which causes a slipstream for the car behind.

Townoun

An untwisted bundle of fibers such as cellulose acetate, flax, hemp or jute.

Townoun

(specifically) The short, coarse, less desirable fibers separated by hackling from the finer longer fibers (line).

Townoun

The coarse and broken part of flax or hemp, separated from the finer part by the hatchel or swingle.

Townoun

A rope by which anything is towed; a towline, or towrope.

Townoun

The act of towing, or the state of being towed; - chiefly used in the phrase, to take in tow, that is to tow.

Townoun

That which is towed, or drawn by a towline, as a barge, raft, collection of boats, ect.

Towverb

To draw or pull through the water, as a vessel of any kind, by means of a rope.

Townoun

the act of hauling something (as a vehicle) by means of a hitch or rope;

Towverb

drag behind;

Hawsernoun

(nautical) a cable or heavy rope used to tow or moor a ship

Hawsernoun

A large rope made of three strands each containing many yarns.

Hawsernoun

large heavy rope for nautical use

Hawser

Hawser is a nautical term for a thick cable or rope used in mooring or towing a ship. A hawser passes through a hawsehole, also known as a cat hole, located on the hawse.