TOWBOAT


Meaning of TOWBOAT in English

/toh"boht'/ , 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.

[ 1805-15; TOW 1 + BOAT ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .