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n. See tugboat.

n. A powerful, shallow-draft boat with a broad bow, intended to push barges on rivers and canals.

n. a squat powerful boat designed to push barges

n. A vessel constructed for being towed, such as a canal boat.

n. A steamer used for towing other vessels; a tug.

n. A vessel constructed for being towed, as a canal boat.

n. A steamer used for towing other vessels; a tug.

n. Any boat employed in towing a ship or vessel; a tugboat.

n. a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships

"Far below, in the towboat, Andre starts waving his arms."

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