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    TOWBOAT

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger shipsplay

    Synonyms:

    towboat; tower; tug; tugboat

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("towboat" is a kind of...):

    boat (a small vessel for travel on water)

    Meronyms (parts of "towboat"):

    helm (steering mechanism for a vessel; a mechanical device by which a vessel is steered)

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