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/ˈtʌɡbəʊt/ · noun
(nautical) A small, powerful boat used to push or pull barges or to help maneuver larger vessels..
Use tugboat when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Tugboat means (nautical) A small, powerful boat used to push or pull barges or to help maneuver larger vessels..
Common synonyms include tug, towboat.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use tugboat where its definition matches the intended context.
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