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towboat in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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rowboat [Am ˈroʊˌboʊt, Brit ˈrəʊbəʊt], rowing boat Brit N

showboat1 [Am ˈʃoʊˌboʊt, Brit ˈʃəʊbəʊt] N

2. showboat Am → show-off

See also show-off

show-off [Am ˈʃoʊ ˌɔf, Brit ˈʃəʊɒf] N inf

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I.snowboard [Am ˈsnoʊbɔrd, Brit ˈsnəʊbɔːd] N

II.snowboard [Am ˈsnoʊbɔrd, Brit ˈsnəʊbɔːd] VB intr

U-boat [Am ˈju ˌboʊt, Brit] N

gunboat [Am ˈɡənˌboʊt, Brit ˈɡʌnbəʊt] N

bumboat [Am ˈbəmˌboʊt, Brit ˈbʌmbəʊt] N

cowboy [Am ˈkaʊˌbɔɪ, Brit ˈkaʊbɔɪ] N

towboat in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for towboat in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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rowboat [ˈrəʊbəʊt, Am ˈroʊboʊt] N Am

U-boat [ˈju:bəʊt, Am -boʊt] N

boatman [ˈbəʊtmən, Am ˈboʊt-] N

boating [ˈbəʊtɪŋ, Am ˈboʊt̬ɪŋ] N no pl

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The towboat must be capable of maintaining the proper speed.
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Compression ignition or diesel engines were first used about 1910 for smaller sternwheel towboats, but did not gain ascendancy until the late 1930s, when diesel-powered propeller boats appeared.
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Most towboats have a very small hull and a flat bottom to minimize wake.
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The freight was ferried across by the competing railroads with small fleets of towboats, barges, and 323 "car floats", specially designed barges with rails so cars could be rolled on.
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There was humor on his towboat guys' talk, but it was never forced.
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The whole tow, excluding the towboat, can easily be over long and wide, covering over 6 acre and holding thousands of tons of cargo.
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Some barges are not self-propelled and need to be towed or pushed by towboats.
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Private capital followed these improvements with heavy investments in towboats and barges.
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In 1915 the vessel was converted to a towboat.
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It became the site of dry dock facilities for steamboats and towboats, and thus headquarters for many barge companies.
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