towboat

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtəʊˌbəʊt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(tō′bōt′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
tow•boat  (tō′bōt′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a diesel-powered or steam-powered boat used esp. on inland waterways to push groups of barges lashed to it in front or on one side or both.
  2. tugboat.
  • tow1 + boat 1805–15

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
towboat / ˈtəʊˌbəʊt/
  1. another word for tug5
'towboat' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
tug - tugboat

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