A lightweight line with a weight at the end, made to be thrown between a ship and the shore, or from one ship to another, and used to pull a heavier line across.
引缆绳，抛索
Example sentencesExamples
Please have at least two heaving lines of sufficient length to reach the tug, available forward and aft.
After grasping the eyes of the mooring lines, Paparo untied the heaving line and let it loose.
Men were already swinging along heaving lines, hanging from their hands.
The Monkey's Fist is a heaving line knot and is used to pass lines to shore or vessel to vessel.
The storage bucket for heaving lines can accommodate at least 4 heaving lines of 110 metres length.
Definition of heaving line in US English:
heaving line
noun
A lightweight line with a weight at the end, made to be thrown between a ship and the shore, or from one ship to another, and used to pull a heavier line across.
引缆绳，抛索
Example sentencesExamples
The storage bucket for heaving lines can accommodate at least 4 heaving lines of 110 metres length.
Please have at least two heaving lines of sufficient length to reach the tug, available forward and aft.
After grasping the eyes of the mooring lines, Paparo untied the heaving line and let it loose.
The Monkey's Fist is a heaving line knot and is used to pass lines to shore or vessel to vessel.
Men were already swinging along heaving lines, hanging from their hands.