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[ tuhg-boht ] / ˈtʌgˌboʊt /
nouna small, powerful boat for towing or pushing ships, barges, etc. Also called towboat, tug. Origin of tugboatAn Americanism dating back to 1820–30; tug + boat Words nearby tugboattufted titmouse, tufting, tufty, Tu Fu, tug, tugboat, Tugela, tug-of-love, tug of war, tugrik, tui Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tugboatA tugboat improbably sits high on the bank, obscured by tall grass, a broken oil rig hangs over the water nearby. The Congo's Forgotten Colonial Getaway|Nina Strochlic|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST After airstrikes began, Libyan armed men seized an Italian tugboat in Tripoli used to service the coastal oil platforms. Italy's Refugee Camp Horror|Barbie Latza Nadeau|March 21, 2011|DAILY BEAST The liner began to slacken her speed, and the tugboat soon was alongside. Sinking of the Titanic|Various Leaving disaster aboard the Minnesota, we turned and sunk the tugboat Dragon. The Long Roll|Mary Johnston
Back of them, 105 perhaps a little more than a half mile, the tugboat was following doggedly in their wake. Four Afloat|Ralph Henry Barbour Back of them, coming nearer at every turn of her propeller, raced the tugboat. Four Afloat|Ralph Henry Barbour I did not give up the venture there, however, but directed the captain of the tugboat to make directly for the island. My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands|George Francis Train
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