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towboat

US/ˈtoʊˌboʊt/

towboat noun: a tugboat.

Noun

towboat (plural towboats)

  1. A tugboat.
  2. A squat powerful boat designed to push barges.
  3. A vessel constructed for being towed, such as a canal boat.
  4. A steamer used for towing other vessels; a tug.

Forms of towboat

pluraltowboats

Origin of towboat

From tow + boat.

Words formed from towboat

Questions about towboat

What does towboat mean?
Towboat means a tugboat.
What part of speech is towboat?
Towboat is a noun.
How do you pronounce towboat?
Towboat is pronounced /ˈtoʊˌboʊt/ (US).
What is the plural of towboat?
The plural of towboat is towboats.

Words near towboat in the dictionary

  1. towballs
  2. towbar
  3. towbars
  4. towboard
  5. towboards
  6. towboat
  7. towboater
  8. towboaters
  9. towboats
  10. towbodies
  11. towbody

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