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tugboat

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a small, sturdy, powerful boat used for towing or pushing ships, barges, etc., as in a harbor

tugboat

noun

A small powerful boat designed for towing or pushing larger vessels. Also called towboat .

tugboat

tugboat


tugboat

Noun

(plural tugboats)

  1. A small, powerful boat (a "tugship" in other languages) used to push or pull barges or to help maneuver larger vessels.
Origin

From tug +"Ž boat.


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  • tugboats
  • tugboater
  • tug-boat
  • atf
  • towboat
  • tug
  • tow
  • William Beebe
  • Gregg Toland
  • Dalton Trumbo

Words near tugboat in the dictionary


  • tug-of-love
  • tug of war
  • tug-of-war
  • tugarinovite
  • tugboat
  • tugboater
  • tugboats
  • Tugela Falls
  • tugged
  • tugger

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