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towfish

towfish noun: an object towed behind a vessel in the water, carrying sonar equipment.

Noun

towfish (plural towfishes)

  1. An object towed behind a vessel in the water, carrying sonar equipment.

Forms of towfish

pluraltowfishes

Origin of towfish

From tow + fish.

Questions about towfish

What does towfish mean?
Towfish means an object towed behind a vessel in the water, carrying sonar equipment.
What part of speech is towfish?
Towfish is a noun.
What is the plural of towfish?
The plural of towfish is towfishes.

Words near towfish in the dictionary

  1. towery
  2. Towerys
  3. Towes
  4. Towey
  5. Toweys
  6. towfish
  7. towfishes
  8. towght
  9. towhead
  10. towheaded
  11. towheads

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