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definition
A small, powerful boat used to push or pull barges or to help maneuver larger vessels.
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Examples of tugboat in a Sentence
They also noted that the Japanese tin mine tugboat crews seemed surprisingly well educated.
The Happy tugboat doorplate is waiting to sail you off to exciting lands.
A small tugboat would be then dropped into the water by a crane followed by barges.
Two trips were required of one barge towed by a small tugboat to get the Americans and Australians to the Dai Mogi Maru.
Furthermore, Lillian reveals that the tugboat captain caused the accident as he was drunk.
They organize optimum berth reservations, tugboat services, harbor services and unloading equipment for optimum turnaround time.
The aircraft in the game vary in size considerably, with the largest being compared to "a flying tugboat."