Inhaul is a nautical term that refers to ropes or cables used to pull an object or a boat towards the wind. Some synonyms that can be used for this word are hawser, towline, and mooring cable. Hawser is a thick cable used for towing or mooring large ships while a towline is a light cable used for towing smaller boats. Another synonym for inhaul is mooring cable which is used to anchor boats to a dock or a pier. These synonyms can be used interchangeably to describe the ropes or cables that are used to pull or tow something towards the wind or a particular direction in the water.