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