Definition of Towing line

1. Noun. (nautical) a rope used in towing.

Exact synonyms: Towing Rope, Towline, Towrope
Category relationships: Navigation, Sailing, Seafaring
Generic synonyms: Line

Lexicographical Neighbors of Towing Line

towers of strength
towery
towhead
towheaded
towheads
towhee
towhees
towier
towies
towiest
towilly
towind
towing
towing bitt
towing line (current term)
towing path
towing rope
towings
towkay
towkays
towline
towlines
towmon
towmond
towmonds
towmons
towmont
towmonts
town

Literary usage of Towing line

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Manual of the Natural History, Geology, and Physics of Greenland, and the by Thomas Rupert Jones, Great Britain Admiralty (1875)
"To the point of their union the towing line is to be attached. With a net of the size here suggested, a reel of strong " hake-line " will make the best ..."

2. Manual of the Natural History, Geology, and Physics of Greenland, and the by Great Britain Admiralty, Thomas Rupert Jones (1875)
"To the point of their union the towing line is to be attached. With a net of the size here suggested, a reel of strong " hake-line " will make the best ..."

3. Bulletin of the Essex Institute by Essex Institute (1891)
"These are ;ill joined at one end and attached to the towing-line. Enough of the towing-line should be let out to cause the not to work just below the ..."

4. A Manual of Yacht and Boat Sailing by Dixon Kemp (1878)
"If a towing line were attached to the point «, the vessel or plane would be towed laterally or "broadside on" through the water, without exhibiting any ..."

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