towboat

[ toh-boht ]

/ ˈtoʊˌboʊt /

noun

a diesel-powered or steam-powered boat used especially on inland waterways to push groups of barges lashed to it in front or on one side or both.

tugboat.

Origin of towboat

First recorded in 1805–15; tow¹ + boat

Words nearby towboat

towardly, towards, towaway, towaway zone, tow bar, towboat, tow car, tow-coloured, towel, towelette, toweling

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Example sentences from the Web for towboat

Marie pretended to see for the first time the towboat which, a hundred yards or so down the beach, was making a landing.
Sonnie-Boy's People|James B. Connolly
That towboat tailed us just the same, but we had the satisfaction of fooling him.
The Seiners|James B. (James Brendan) Connolly
Both Hicks and Flaherty had grown old in the towboat service and the rules of the road rested lightly on their sordid souls.
Captain Scraggs|Peter B. Kyne
"Ain't so sure about that, sir," stated the towboat man, loafing into an easier attitude.
Blow The Man Down|Holman Day

The Lexington and a towboat were alongside helping to pump her out.
The Gulf and Inland Waters|A. T. Mahan

British Dictionary definitions for towboat

towboat

/ (ˈtəʊˌbəʊt) /

noun

another word for tug (def. 5)

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单词	towboat
释义	towboat [ toh-boht ] / ˈtoʊˌboʊt / noun a diesel-powered or steam-powered boat used especially on inland waterways to push groups of barges lashed to it in front or on one side or both. tugboat. Origin of towboat First recorded in 1805–15; tow¹ + boat Words nearby towboat towardly, towards, towaway, towaway zone, tow bar, towboat, tow car, tow-coloured, towel, towelette, toweling Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for towboat Marie pretended to see for the first time the towboat which, a hundred yards or so down the beach, was making a landing. Sonnie-Boy's People\|James B. Connolly That towboat tailed us just the same, but we had the satisfaction of fooling him. The Seiners\|James B. (James Brendan) Connolly Both Hicks and Flaherty had grown old in the towboat service and the rules of the road rested lightly on their sordid souls. Captain Scraggs\|Peter B. Kyne "Ain't so sure about that, sir," stated the towboat man, loafing into an easier attitude. Blow The Man Down\|Holman Day The Lexington and a towboat were alongside helping to pump her out. The Gulf and Inland Waters\|A. T. Mahan British Dictionary definitions for towboat towboat / (ˈtəʊˌbəʊt) / noun another word for tug (def. 5) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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