Towboat — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈoʊboʊt/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈəʊbəʊt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈəʊbəʊt/

2 syllables Say it as /tˈoʊboʊt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tower tug tugboat

Word Forms

tug	verb	tow (a vessel) with a tug
tow	verb	drag behind

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schleppboot

ein leistungsstarkes kleines Boot, das zum Ziehen oder Schieben größerer Schiffe entwickelt wurde

🇫🇷French

remorqueur

un petit bateau puissant conçu pour tirer ou pousser des navires plus gros

🇪🇸Spanish

remolcador

un barco pequeño y potente diseñado para tirar o empujar barcos más grandes

🇮🇹Italian

rimorchiatore

una potente piccola imbarcazione progettata per trainare o spingere navi più grandi

🇳🇱Dutch

sleepboot

een krachtige kleine boot ontworpen om grotere schepen te trekken of te duwen

🇵🇹Portuguese

rebocador

um pequeno barco poderoso projetado para puxar ou empurrar navios maiores

🇷🇺Russian

буксир

мощная небольшая лодка, предназначенная для буксировки или толкания более крупных кораблей

India

🇮🇳Hindi

टोबोट

बड़े जहाजों को खींचने या धकेलने के लिए डिज़ाइन की गई एक शक्तिशाली छोटी नाव

🇧🇩Bengali

টাউবোট

বড় জাহাজ টানতে বা ধাক্কা দেওয়ার জন্য ডিজাইন করা একটি শক্তিশালী ছোট নৌকা

🇮🇳Tamil

இழுவை படகு

பெரிய கப்பல்களை இழுக்க அல்லது தள்ள வடிவமைக்கப்பட்ட ஒரு சக்திவாய்ந்த சிறிய படகு

🇮🇳Telugu

తోపుడు పడవ

పెద్ద ఓడలను లాగడానికి లేదా నెట్టడానికి రూపొందించబడిన శక్తివంతమైన చిన్న పడవ

🇮🇳Marathi

टोबोट

मोठी जहाजे खेचण्यासाठी किंवा ढकलण्यासाठी डिझाइन केलेली एक शक्तिशाली छोटी बोट

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટોવ બોટ

મોટા જહાજોને ખેંચવા અથવા દબાણ કરવા માટે રચાયેલ શક્તિશાળી નાની હોડી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಎಳೆಯುವ ದೋಣಿ

ದೊಡ್ಡ ಹಡಗುಗಳನ್ನು ಎಳೆಯಲು ಅಥವಾ ತಳ್ಳಲು ವಿನ್ಯಾಸಗೊಳಿಸಲಾದ ಶಕ್ತಿಯುತ ಸಣ್ಣ ದೋಣಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ടൗബോട്ട്

വലിയ കപ്പലുകൾ വലിക്കാനോ തള്ളാനോ രൂപകൽപ്പന ചെയ്ത ശക്തമായ ഒരു ചെറിയ ബോട്ട്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਿਸ਼ਤੀ

ਇੱਕ ਸ਼ਕਤੀਸ਼ਾਲੀ ਛੋਟੀ ਕਿਸ਼ਤੀ ਵੱਡੇ ਜਹਾਜ਼ਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਖਿੱਚਣ ਜਾਂ ਧੱਕਣ ਲਈ ਤਿਆਰ ਕੀਤੀ ਗਈ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

کشتی

ایک طاقتور چھوٹی کشتی جو بڑے جہازوں کو کھینچنے یا دھکیلنے کے لیے بنائی گئی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

拖船

一种强大的小船，旨在拉动或推动较大的船只

🇯🇵Japanese

曳船

大型船を引っ張ったり押したりするように設計された強力な小型ボート

🇰🇷Korean

예인선

더 큰 배를 당기거나 밀도록 설계된 강력한 소형 보트

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tàu kéo

một chiếc thuyền nhỏ mạnh mẽ được thiết kế để kéo hoặc đẩy những con tàu lớn hơn

🇹🇭Thai

เรือโยง

เรือเล็กที่ทรงพลังซึ่งออกแบบมาเพื่อดึงหรือผลักเรือขนาดใหญ่

🇮🇩Indonesian

kapal penarik

perahu kecil yang kuat yang dirancang untuk menarik atau mendorong kapal yang lebih besar

🇲🇾Malay

bot tunda

bot kecil berkuasa yang direka untuk menarik atau menolak kapal yang lebih besar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

زورق

قارب صغير قوي مصمم لسحب أو دفع السفن الكبيرة

🇮🇷Persian

قایق یدک کش

یک قایق کوچک قدرتمند که برای کشیدن یا هل دادن کشتی های بزرگتر طراحی شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

römorkör

daha büyük gemileri çekmek veya itmek için tasarlanmış güçlü küçük bir tekne

🇮🇱Hebrew

סירת גרר

סירה קטנה וחזקה שנועדה למשוך או לדחוף ספינות גדולות יותר

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What is the primary definition of the word 'towboat'?

The primary meaning of 'towboat' is 'a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'towboat' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'towboat' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'towboat' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'towboat' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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