: a strongly built powerful boat used for towing and pushing
called also towboat
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Officials have also expressed that a tugboat taking the ship away from Pier 17 at South Street Seaport should have towed the vessel further away.
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David Matthews, New York Daily News, 19 May 2025
Videos show a tugboat was close to the Cuauhtémoc at the time of the crash.
—Ruth Brown, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2025
Videos show a tugboat that was close to the Cuauhtémoc at the time of the crash.
—Danielle Wallace , Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2025
Apparently, neither the American Challenger nor the tugboat Hunter were insured, the Press Democrat reported in 2021.
—Steven Rosenfeld, Mercury News, 1 May 2025
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David Matthews, New York Daily News, 19 May 2025
Videos show a tugboat was close to the Cuauhtémoc at the time of the crash.
—Ruth Brown, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2025
Videos show a tugboat that was close to the Cuauhtémoc at the time of the crash.
—Danielle Wallace , Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2025
Apparently, neither the American Challenger nor the tugboat Hunter were insured, the Press Democrat reported in 2021.
—Steven Rosenfeld, Mercury News, 1 May 2025
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“Tugboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tugboat. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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tugboat
noun
tug·boat
ˈtəg-ˌbōt 
: a strongly built powerful boat used for towing and pushing ships
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