towboat : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: towboat	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for towboat
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
towboat n a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships Synonym(s): tugboat, tug, towboat, tower
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.