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towline

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towline /ˈtoʊˌlaɪn/ noun
plural towlines
towline
/ˈtoʊˌlaɪn/
noun
plural towlines
Learner's definition of TOWLINE
[count]
: a rope or chain used for towing vehicles拖索;拖链;纤绳
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towline

noun

tow·​line ˈtō-ˌlīn How to pronounce towline (audio)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web An attempt to tow the ship with tugboats into open ocean ended when a towline snapped in a36-foot swell late Monday, Port Authority chief executive Philip Holliday said. Rod Mcguirk And Mark Baker, USA TODAY, 5 July 2022 In the middle of the towline are team dogs, who make up the core of the group and pull the sled. Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Mar. 2022 The towline was severed in half during a cyclone about 50 miles off the coast. Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 10 Mar. 2022 Caught in a northwest gale, not only did the towline snap, but so did Atlanta's sails, which left it at the mercy of the storm. Maxime Tamsett, CNN, 4 Mar. 2022 In 2016, as Indonesian authorities tried to tow in a Chinese boat operating off the Natunas, a Chinese Coast Guard ship nosed in and broke the towline, allowing the Chinese fishers to flee. New York Times, 31 Mar. 2020 Within a week, a new towline was attached and the bow was towed 280 miles offshore where it was loaded with plastic explosives. oregonlive, 4 Feb. 2020 The towline snapped and the bow section of the New Carissa was again adrift at sea. oregonlive, 4 Feb. 2020 The Artic Sounder newspaper reported the hunters were in a boat on a towline and flipped in rough water. Rachel D'oro, The Seattle Times, 9 Oct. 2018 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1719, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of towline was in 1719
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