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Synonyms of tugboat
as in tug, towboat
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for tugboat
- banker,
- coble,
- dragger,
- gillnetter,
- hooker,
- lugger,
- scalloper,
- seiner,
- shrimper,
- trawler,
- whaleboat,
- whaler,
- workboat
- bateau,
- caïque,
- canoe,
- catamaran,
- coracle,
- curragh
- (or currach),
- dhow,
- dinghy,
- dink,
- dory,
- dugout,
- flatboat,
- garvey,
- gig,
- johnboat,
- kayak,
- outrigger,
- paddleboat,
- pinnace,
- piragua,
- pirogue,
- pontoon,
- pram,
- punt,
- raft,
- rowboat,
- rowing boat
- [chiefly British],
- sampan,
- scow,
- scull,
- shallop,
- shell,
- skiff,
- surfboat,
- umiak,
- wherry
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The first known use of tugboat was in 1830
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