Moving a ship by means of hawsers only, from one part of a harbour to another.
·adj That transports; ·fig., ravishing. II. Transporting ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of <<Transport>>. ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Two snatch-blocks, fitted one on each side above the taffrail, to admit a hawser, when transporting ...
The Sailor's Word-Book