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tugboats
Relatively small powerful vessels used to tow ships at sea, to tow barges, or to assist in and around harbors, as during berthing; for merchant vessels employed to push groups of barges, use "towboats."
Relatively small powerful vessels used to tow ships at sea, to tow barges, or to assist in and around harbors, as during berthing; for merchant vessels employed to push groups of barges, use "towboats."
