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tugboat |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tugboat \Tug"boat`\, n. See {Tug}, n., 3. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tug \Tug\, n. 1. A pull with the utmost effort, as in the athletic contest called tug of war; a supreme effort. At the tug he falls, Vast ruins come along rent from the smoking walls. --Dryden. 2. A sort of vehicle, used for conveying timber and heavy articles. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. 3. (Naut.) A small powerful steamboat used to tow vessels; -- called also {steam tug}, {tugboat}, and {towboat}. 4. A trace, or drawing strap, of a harness. 5. (Mining.) An iron hook of a hoisting tub, to which a tackle is affixed. {Tug iron}, an iron hook or button to which a tug or trace may be attached, as on the shaft of a wagon. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: tugboat n : a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships [syn: {tug}, {towboat}]
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