| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| HAWSE | Distance forward from bow to anchor. |
| bowsprits | A spar extending forward from a ship's bow, to which the forestays are fastened |
| headrail | railing on a sailing vessel, extending forward from abaft the bow to the back of the figurehead |
| hawsed | the distance or space between the bow of an anchored vessel and the point on the surface of the water above the anchor |
| hawses | the distance or space between the bow of an anchored vessel and the point on the surface of the water above the anchor |
| hawse | the distance or space between the bow of an anchored vessel and the point on the surface of the water above the anchor |
