Definition of Towboat in English :

Define Towboat in English

Towboat meaning in English

Meaning of Towboat in English

Pronunciation of Towboat in English

Towboat pronunciation in English

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Towboat

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Noun

1. towboat, tower, tug, tugboat

a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships

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Towboat

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noun
another word for tug (sense 5)

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Towboat

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noun
1. 
tugboat
2.  US
a boat used for pushing a barge or group of barges in inland waters

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Towboat

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n.
1. See tugboat.
2. A powerful, shallow-draft boat with a broad bow, intended to push barges on rivers and canals.

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