: a strongly built powerful boat used for towing and pushing
called alsotowboat
Examples of tugboat in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebAt high tide around 0700 EST (1200 BST), five tugboats and several other vessels began moving the newly re-floated Dali 2.5 miles (4km) to a nearby marine terminal.—Owen Bellwood / Jalopnik, Quartz, 21 May 2024 The plan calls for the Dali to move under the escort of as many as five tugboats after 5 a.m. local time on Monday to the Seagirt Marine Terminal, the Unified Command handling the cleanup said in a statement on Saturday.—Brendan Murray, Fortune, 19 May 2024 Up to five tugboats were expected to help move the ship about 2.5 miles to the local marine terminal, officials said.—Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 19 May 2024 Once the ship has been fully refloated, tugboats will pull the Dali to a Baltimore port.—Maxwell Zeff / Gizmodo, Quartz, 16 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for tugboat
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