Wondering how to use Towline in a sentence? Below are 4 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as line.
Towline in a sentence
Towline meaning
A line or rope used for towing a vehicle or vessel.
Synonyms of Towline
Using Towline
- The main meaning on this page is: A line or rope used for towing a vehicle or vessel.
- Useful related words include: towrope, towing line, towing rope, line.
- In the example corpus, towline often appears in combinations such as: towline was.
Context around Towline
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 0 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Towline
- In this selection, "towline" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, convert stand out and add context to how "towline" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include although a towline was attached and and a towline was passed. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "towline" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with towline
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A crew member was put on board the vessel to assist and a towline was passed soon after. (18 words)
Stodder managed to hang on to the safety lines around the deck and finally cut through the convert towline with a hatchet. (22 words)
His towline would be unravelled from the horses, go slack, fall into the water and sink to the bottom while his boat decelerated on with its remaining momentum. (28 words)
Although a towline was attached, towing attempts were unsuccessful, and after subsequent poison gas leaks into the final aft compartments and against orders, Britanov ordered the crew to evacuate onto the towing ship, but remained aboard K-219 himself. (39 words)
His towline would be unravelled from the horses, go slack, fall into the water and sink to the bottom while his boat decelerated on with its remaining momentum. (28 words)
Stodder managed to hang on to the safety lines around the deck and finally cut through the convert towline with a hatchet. (22 words)
Example sentences (4)
A crew member was put on board the vessel to assist and a towline was passed soon after.
Although a towline was attached, towing attempts were unsuccessful, and after subsequent poison gas leaks into the final aft compartments and against orders, Britanov ordered the crew to evacuate onto the towing ship, but remained aboard K-219 himself.
His towline would be unravelled from the horses, go slack, fall into the water and sink to the bottom while his boat decelerated on with its remaining momentum.
Stodder managed to hang on to the safety lines around the deck and finally cut through the convert towline with a hatchet.
Common combinations with towline
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: