TOWBOAT


Meaning of TOWBOAT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtō-ˌbōt ]

noun

Date: 1815

1. : tugboat

2. : a compact shallow-draft boat with a squared bow designed and fitted for pushing tows of barges on inland waterways

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.