Definitions for hawser-laid

hawser-laid haw·ser-laid

Spelling: [haw-zer-leyd, -ser-]
IPA: /ˈhɔ zərˌleɪd, -sər-/

Hawser-Laid is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 760 anagrams from letters in hawser-laid (-aadehilrsw).

Definitions for hawser-laid

adjective

  1. cablelaid (def 1).
  2. plain-laid.

Origin of hawser-laid

First recorded in 1760-70

Examples for hawser-laid

A finer quality of hawser-laid rope than is commonly used for other purposes.

The combination in the larger cordage, also known as hawser-laid.

Large ropes are distinguished into two main classes, the cable-laid and hawser-laid.

hawser-laid rope is a right-handed rope, and cable-laid is therefore left-handed.

When a cable or tow line is made of three or more small ropes it is said to be “hawser-laid.”

Word Value for hawser-laid
Scrable

12

Words with friends

11

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