Recent Examples on the WebWhile driving between two other boats, O’Neal drove into a towline that struck Gio.—Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2024 The towline connecting the vessels was cut by a powerful snowstorm, and the Severn ran aground.—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 10 Oct. 2023 The first people to see what the problem had been were the swimmers who leapt from the Avon boat to attach a towline to Alvin.—Robert Kunzig, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019 Minutes later, the boat’s captain cut the towline connecting the parasail to the boat, and Alaparthi watched his wife and the two boys plunge into the water.—Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 9 June 2023 João grabbed for the towline and swam for shore but could not maintain his hold on the rope.—Larry Rohter, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2023 One of the jet skis sucked up a towline.—Tasha Zemke, Outside Online, 30 Aug. 2022 The storm caused the towline to snap.—Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 4 Mar. 2022 The crew aboard the steamer, called Maunaloa, turned their vessel around and tried to reconnect the towline, but the weather had other plans: The massive waves and strong winds slammed the ships together.—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Oct. 2022
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