stern line; mooring line
Nautical term for a line used to secure a vessel's stern to a dock or another object. Not an everyday word; mainly used in boating or maritime contexts.
The captain tied the stern line securely to the quay.
Standard kanji spelling for a ship's stern line or mooring line.
Rare single-character spelling; mainly encountered in older or technical nautical texts.
Kana spelling is practical when the kanji are unfamiliar or in general writing.
Compound of 艫 (とも, 'stern') and 綱 (つな, 'rope'). The single-character form 纜 is a classical Chinese character for a ship's hawser.