"towboat" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: towboats [plural]
Etymology: From tow + boat. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|tow|boat}} tow + boat Head templates: {{en-noun}} towboat (plural towboats)
  1. (nautical) A tugboat. Categories (topical): Nautical, Watercraft
    Sense id: en-towboat-en-noun-oG31B2sa Disambiguation of Watercraft: 42 33 14 11 Topics: nautical, transport
  2. (nautical) A squat powerful boat designed to push barges. Categories (topical): Nautical Translations (boat designed to push barges): влекач (vlekač) [masculine] (Bulgarian), puskualus (Finnish), pousseur [masculine] (French), remolcador [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-towboat-en-noun-Pp~VL8gA Topics: nautical, transport Disambiguation of 'boat designed to push barges': 2 81 13 5
  3. A vessel constructed for being towed, such as a canal boat.
    Sense id: en-towboat-en-noun-BbYtNPAJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 15 69 7 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 12 13 62 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 15 68 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 7 80 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 9 21 58 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 10 13 64 13 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 12 15 61 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 8 9 74 9
  4. A steamer used for towing other vessels; a tug.
    Sense id: en-towboat-en-noun-URYhVZa7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: tugboat

Inflected forms

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