: a strongly built powerful boat used for towing and pushing
called alsotowboat
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebAn ancient tugboat sat decaying in a grove of willows. Will Mccarthy, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2022 Nearby, a tugboat pushed a barge, piled with garbage, toward New Jersey, and a few deckhands aboard an oil tanker waved from across the harbor. Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 18 July 2022 Julian Opie’s four aluminium and steel sculptures, Running in Venice, were transported from the UK, brought up the Grand Canal on a tugboat and dropped by crane onto the St Regis terrace. Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 10 Aug. 2022 Ukraine notched some victories in the south, including a successful strike on a Russian tugboat with at least one U.S.-made Harpoon anti-ship missile, a U.S. defense official confirmed Friday. Amy Cheng, Washington Post, 18 June 2022 In 2012, Kuznetsov broke down off the coast of France and had to be taken under tow by a Russian navy tugboat. Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 16 June 2022 Around June 20, Ukrainian forces renewed their assault on the island, striking a Russian tugboat delivering weapons and personnel to the island. Marc Santora, BostonGlobe.com, 30 June 2022 Ukraine has notched some victories in the south, including a successful strike on a Russian tugboat with at least one U.S.-made Harpoon anti-ship missile, a U.S. defense official confirmed.Arkansas Online, 19 June 2022 The United States confirmed a Ukrainian claim to have struck a Russian tugboat. Amy Cheng, Washington Post, 18 June 2022 See More