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towmaster

towmaster noun: one who is employed to manage the towing of a vessel.

Noun

towmaster (plural towmasters)

  1. One who is employed to manage the towing of a vessel.
    • Each tug captain has a detailed set of tow-out instructions, positions and timing procedures. However, the whole float-out is controlled by a towmaster, who directs and controls all towing operations.1978, Mark Williams, No cure, no pay: the story of salvage at sea, page 169

Forms of towmaster

pluraltowmasters

Origin of towmaster

From tow + master.

Questions about towmaster

What does towmaster mean?
Towmaster means one who is employed to manage the towing of a vessel.
What part of speech is towmaster?
Towmaster is a noun.
What is the plural of towmaster?
The plural of towmaster is towmasters.

Words near towmaster in the dictionary

  1. Towlers
  2. Towles
  3. towlike
  4. towline
  5. towlines
  6. towmaster
  7. towmasters
  8. town
  9. Town 'n' Country
  10. town and gown
  11. town ball

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