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Recent Examples of tugboat
The ship’s backward speed increased from 3.3 knots to 5.1 knots between 8:23 and 8:24, p.m., which prompted the harbor pilot to call for tugboat assistance.
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David Chiu, People.com, 1 July 2025
The situation began to unfold after the ship was untied from the dock at 8:16 p.m. Three minutes later, the tugboat Charles D. McAllister assisted the Cuauhtémoc off the pier.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 30 June 2025
Jeff Gammons--Getty Images After the fire initially happened, the plan was to have a tugboat crew pull the ship back to a port in Mexico.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 24 June 2025
The tugboat got new boilers and was renamed the J.C. Ames.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2025
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David Chiu, People.com, 1 July 2025
The situation began to unfold after the ship was untied from the dock at 8:16 p.m. Three minutes later, the tugboat Charles D. McAllister assisted the Cuauhtémoc off the pier.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 30 June 2025
Jeff Gammons--Getty Images After the fire initially happened, the plan was to have a tugboat crew pull the ship back to a port in Mexico.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 24 June 2025
The tugboat got new boilers and was renamed the J.C. Ames.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tugboat
Noun
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The Wake Pro 230 was designed around being a towboat, for water-skiing, wakeboarding, or wake-surfing.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
11 July 2025
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Additional charges are expected in connection with the theft of the towboat theft in Jupiter, officials say.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
7 May 2025
Noun
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This company's launch vehicle, simply named Maia, is designed with a recoverable and reusable booster stage that will land on an offshore barge following liftoff from the Guiana Space Center in South America.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
9 July 2025
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An unpermitted fireworks barge that exploded, injuring a half-dozen people in Alabama.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
8 July 2025
Noun
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Their ordeal tugs at every family that ever dropped a kiddo off with bug spray, stamped envelopes and hope.—
Bill Weir,
CNN Money,
14 July 2025
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The tug of war over deportations reflects a broader shift in U.S. immigration policy, where enforcement is increasingly intersecting with international diplomacy.—
Antonio Maria Delgado
July 11,
Miami Herald,
11 July 2025
Noun
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The alternative would have been a full scrapping, which is what befell another Staten Island ferryboat, the Andrew J. Barberi.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
10 May 2025
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As a teenager, Ellen Dare Burling had an unusual summer job: Jumping off a moving ferryboat onto wooden piers, her arms filled with letters and packages destined for summer residents in their southern Wisconsin lake houses.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
30 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The ferry was carrying 280 passengers at the time of the blaze, according to the outlets.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
20 July 2025
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Nearby Vineyard Haven provides the only year-round ferry service to and from the island.—
Mary Forgione,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
Noun
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Verdier’s innovative design will use a canting keel as the support for one of the foils, with the other two contact points being a foil on the rudder and the two lateral foils.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
26 June 2025
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The ship’s construction began in February 2023 with steel cutting and then progressed with the keel laying in December 2023.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 July 2025
Noun
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However, apart from his time competing on high-speed M32 catamarans, Canfield’s experience and success have come through racing traditional keelboats.—
Andrew Rice,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
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Most of the time, a small keelboat barely exceeds 10 knots of speed (11.5mph).—
Andrew Rice,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In 1915, La Follette pushed through the Seaman’s Act, which required ships to carry enough lifeboats for all passengers and crew.—
Time,
Time,
16 July 2025
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This includes inspecting lifeboats, overhauling fire systems, servicing engines, and checking the hull for wear and tear.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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“Tugboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tugboat. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.
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