Definition of Towboats. Meaning of Towboats. Synonyms of Towboats

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Definition of Towboats

Towboat
Towboat Tow"boat`, n. 1. A vessel constructed for being towed, as a canal boat. 2. A steamer used for towing other vessels; a tug.
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Tug Tug, n. 1. A pull with the utmost effort, as in the athletic contest called tug of war; a supreme effort. At the tug he falls, Vast ruins come along, rent from the smoking walls. --Dryden. 2. A sort of vehicle, used for conveying timber and heavy articles. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. 3. (Naut.) A small, powerful steamboat used to tow vessels; -- called also steam tug, tugboat, and towboat. 4. A trace, or drawing strap, of a harness. 5. (Mining.) An iron hook of a hoisting tub, to which a tackle is affixed. Tug iron, an iron hook or button to which a tug or trace may be attached, as on the shaft of a wagon.

Meaning of Towboats from wikipedia

- towboat, is a boat designed for pushing barges or car floats. In the United States, the industries that use these vessels refer to them as towboats....
- LeClaire. Built in 1868, she is the oldest of three surviving steam-powered towboats, and the only one with a wooden hull. She was declared a National Historic...
- move barges on the Mississippi River and its tributaries are known as "towboats" despite the fact that they do not tow barges, but always push them from...
- Coal and Coke Company, was the world's largest steam powered sternwheeler towboat. She was nicknamed Big Mama, and was capable of pushing 56 coal barges...
- Towboat and barges at Memphis, Tennessee...
- Australia. Malibu is "the world's largest manufacturer of watersports towboats", used both recreationally and in water skiing and wakeboarding events...
- trucks. Environmentalists claim that in areas where barges, tugboats and towboats idle may produce more emissions like in the locks and dams of the Mississippi...
- The Mamie S. Barrett, also known as Penniman and Piasa, was a historic towboat which was built in 1921. It was located in Eddy Cr**** Marina, in Eddyville...
- have resulted from the captain of the barges' towboat losing consciousness. Joe Dedmon, captain of the towboat Robert Y. Love, was transporting barges on...
- Fairplay-30 (left) was one of the towboats that were controlling and finally towing Fremantle Highway for days....