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tugboat

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The meaning (definition) of the word tugboat

a small strong boat that pulls bigger ships in the harbor.

The word tugboat used in a sentence

The tugboat pulled the enormous ship into the harbor.

Words that mean the same as tugboat (synonyms)

boatvessel

The plural of the word tugboat

tugboats

How the word tugboat is said around the world

Frenchremorqueur
Spanishremolcador
Mandarin拖船
Hindiटगबोट
Arabicقاطرة
Russianбуксир
Portuguese (EU)rebocador
Portuguese (BR)rebocador
Japaneseタグボート
GermanSchlepper
Urduٹگ بوٹ
Punjabiਟੱਗਬੋਟ
Korean예인선
Hebrewגוֹרֶרֶת
Greekρυμουλκό πλοίο
Dutchsleepboot
Filipinobangkang panghila
Vietnamesetàu kéo
Turkishrömorkör
Persianیدک‌کش
Polishholownik
Ukrainianбуксир
Bengaliটাগবোট
Swedishbogserbåt
Italianrimorchiatore

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tugboat - meaning, picture and 25 translations for kids