towboat

(nautical) a tugboat / (nautical) a squat powerful boat designed to push barges / A vessel constructed for being towed, such as a canal boat. / A steamer used for towing other vessels; a tug.

Japanese Meaning

牽引（または押進）用に設計された、力強い小型船。具体的には、バージや他の船舶の動力不足を補助するために使用される船舶。 / 曳船（タグボート）として知られ、運河船や他の船が牽引される場合にも用いられる。

What is this buttons?

The towboat towed a string of rusty barges past the old lighthouse at dawn.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

タグボートは朝方、古い灯台のそばを錆びたバージの列を曳いて通り過ぎた。

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Sense（1）

(nautical) a tugboat

Sense（2）

(nautical) a squat powerful boat designed to push barges

Sense（3）

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

Sense（4）

A steamer used for towing other vessels; a tug.

towboats

（ plural ）

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