Definitions for tugboat

tugboat tug·boat

Spelling: [tuhg-boht]
IPA: /ˈtʌgˌboʊt/

Tugboat is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 110 anagrams from letters in tugboat (abgottu).

Definitions for tugboat

noun

  1. a small, powerful boat for towing or pushing ships, barges, etc.

Origin of tugboat

An Americanism dating back to 1820-30; tug + boat

Examples for tugboat

The crew of the tugboat bailed out the derelict and towed her to Penzance.

In fact, it was impossible for them to have done so, but there could be no doubt that they were all on the tugboat.

It was like a pygmy daring a giant, a tugboat challenging the Imperator.

This was followed by a cloud of steam that seemed to completely envelop the tugboat.

After airstrikes began, Libyan armed men seized an Italian tugboat in Tripoli used to service the coastal oil platforms.

It was an odd defiance, a tugboat's challenge to a German battle line.

Yes, she had read stories of one who commanded a tugboat in Puget Sound.

A tugboat improbably sits high on the bank, obscured by tall grass, a broken oil rig hangs over the water nearby.

No attempt was made on the tugboat to bring the second piece into action.

Martella, I am now ready to join you in capturing the tugboat.

Word Value for tugboat
Scrable

10

Words with friends

13

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