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The hole that an anchor rope passes through
Answer for the clue "The hole that an anchor rope passes through ", 9 letters:
hawsepipe
Word definitions for hawsepipe in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
hawsehole \hawse"hole`\, hawsepipe \hawse"pipe`\n. a hole in the bow of a ship, through which the anchor rope or cable passes. Syn: hawse, hawsepipe.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. a hawsehole
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the hole that an anchor rope passes through [syn: hawse , hawsehole ]
Usage examples of hawsepipe.
And when we got a little closer we could definitely see its anchor chains, coming out the hawsepipes up on the prow, descending straight into the water.