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Towboat meaning
A tugboat. | A squat powerful boat designed to push barges. | A vessel constructed for being towed, such as a canal boat.
Example sentences (5)
An operation in which an Italian towboat rescued more than 100 people in the Mediterranean and returned them to may have been in breach of international law, the United Nations has said.
Odom slowed his towboat to a crawl and scoured the banks for a suitable spot.
Modern use Towboat pushing a barge on the Chicago River Barges are used today for low-value bulk items, as the cost of hauling goods by barge is very low.
The captain and pilot steer the towboat, which pushes one or more barges held together with rigging, collectively called 'the tow'.
The crew live aboard the towboat as it travels along the inland river system or the intracoastal waterways.