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tugboat 音標拼音: [t'ʌgb ,ot] n. 拖船 拖船 tugboat n 1: a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships [ synonym: { tugboat}, { tug}, { towboat}, { tower}] Tugboat \ Tug" boat`\, n. See { Tug}, n., 3. [ 1913 Webster]
Tug \ Tug\, n. 1. A pull with the utmost effort, as in the athletic contest called tug of war; a supreme effort. [ 1913 Webster] At the tug he falls, Vast ruins come along, rent from the smoking walls. -- Dryden. [ 1913 Webster] 2. A sort of vehicle, used for conveying timber and heavy articles. [ Prov. Eng.] -- Halliwell. [ 1913 Webster] 3. ( Naut.) A small, powerful steamboat used to tow vessels; -- called also { steam tug}, { tugboat}, and { towboat}. [ 1913 Webster] 4. A trace, or drawing strap, of a harness. [ 1913 Webster] 5. ( Mining.) An iron hook of a hoisting tub, to which a tackle is affixed. [ 1913 Webster] { Tug iron}, an iron hook or button to which a tug or trace may be attached, as on the shaft of a wagon. [ 1913 Webster]
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