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TUGBOAT
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("tugboat" is a kind of...):
boat (a small vessel for travel on water)
Meronyms (parts of "tugboat"):
helm (steering mechanism for a vessel; a mechanical device by which a vessel is steered)