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towboat Synonyms

Another word for towboat

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• noun (Context 1)

A powerful, shallow-draft commercial vessel with a squared bow and upright steel knees, used primarily on inland rivers and canals to push or guide groups of barges lashed together.

Usage Example

"A large diesel tugboat slowly pushed a flotilla of grain barges down the Mississippi River."

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tugboat
tug
pusher

• Nearby Words

toward
towaway
towbar
towboat
towel
towelette
toweling

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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Towboat. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/towboat
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