noun
- plural of towboat; powerful boats designed to push or pull barges on rivers and waterways
Usage: nautical
Examples
- The towboats pushed a string of grain barges down the Mississippi River.
- Several towboats were docked at the port waiting for their next assignment.
- The company operates a fleet of towboats for commercial shipping.
- Towboats are essential for moving cargo along inland waterways.
- The captain steered one of the largest towboats on the river.
- Modern towboats can push up to forty barges at once.