Found 2 items, similar to towboat.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: towboat towboat n : a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships [syn: tugboat, tug, tower]
English → English (gcide) Definition: towboat 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]