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Definition of Tugboat
1. Noun. A powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships.
Generic synonyms: Boat
Terms within: Helm
Derivative terms: Tow, Tug
Definition of Tugboat
1. n. See Tug,
Definition of Tugboat
1. Noun. (nautical) A small, powerful boat used to push or pull barges or to help maneuver larger vessels. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tugboat
1. a boat built for towing [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tugboat
Literary usage of Tugboat
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. To-day in Syria and Palestine by William Eleroy Curtis (1903)
"IX BY tugboat TO TYRE AND SIDON We had to charter a little steamer or tugboat to
take us down the coast from Beirut, because the passenger packets that stop ..."
2. The Geography of Illinois by Douglas Clay Ridgley (1921)
"The Hennepin Canal follows the line of the CHICAGO RIVER, SHOWING BARGES TOWED
BY tugboat Chicago River, originally a shallow stream, has been deepened and ..."
3. The History of Our Navy: From Its Origin to the End of the War with Spain by John Randolph Spears (1898)
"... FLED FROM A DISABLED tugboat THAT WAS REALLY UNARMED—ONCE MORE IN GALVESTON—LIEUTENANT
JOUETT*S FIERCE FIGHT WHEN HE DESTROYED THE ROYAL YACHT. ..."
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