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Definition of Tugboats

Tugboat
Tugboat Tug"boat`, n. See Tug, n., 3.
tugboat
Tug Tug, n. 1. A pull with the utmost effort, as in the athletic contest called tug of war; a supreme effort. At the tug he falls, Vast ruins come along, rent from the smoking walls. --Dryden. 2. A sort of vehicle, used for conveying timber and heavy articles. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. 3. (Naut.) A small, powerful steamboat used to tow vessels; -- called also steam tug, tugboat, and towboat. 4. A trace, or drawing strap, of a harness. 5. (Mining.) An iron hook of a hoisting tub, to which a tackle is affixed. Tug iron, an iron hook or button to which a tug or trace may be attached, as on the shaft of a wagon.

Meaning of Tugboats from wikipedia

- ahead, as described in the 1972 ColRegs. Compared with seagoing tugboats, harbour tugboats that are emplo**** exclusively as ship ****ist vessels are generally...
- TUGboat (ISSN 0896-3207, DOI prefix 10.47397) is a journal published three times per year by the TeX Users Group. It covers a wide range of topics in...
- (Starr & Carlin at least) – can communicate on screen with the Tugboats. Theodore Tugboat: Theodore is the title character who lives in the Big Harbour...
- Tugboat Annie is a 1933 American pre-Code film directed by Mervyn LeRoy, written by Norman Reilly Raine and Zelda Sears, and starring Marie Dressler and...
- The Naval Large Tugboat is a class of naval tugboat operated by the Royal Canadian Navy. Four Naval Large Tugboats (NLT) are being built by Ocean Industries...
- The Natick class is a class of harbor tugboats that have been active since the 1960s. Members of the class are named for Native American peoples and their...
- tugboat in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A tugboat is a boat that maneuvers vessels by pushing or towing them. Tugboat may also refer to: TUGboat,...
- Nakul class of tugboats are series of service watercraft built by Tebma Shipyard Limited. (a subsidiary of Bharati Shipyard Ltd), for Indian navy during...
- The Bhishm class of tugboats are a series of six 25 t (25 long tons) bollard pull tugboats being built by Titagarh Shipyard near Kolkata, for the Indian...
- The Tugboat hitch (a.k.a. Backhanded mooring hitch or Lighterman's Hitch) is a knot ideal for heavy towing, or making fast to a post, bollard, or winch...