tugboat
English
/ˈtʌɡbəʊt/, /ˈtʌɡboʊt/
noun
Definitions
- A small, powerful boat used to push or pull barges or to help maneuver larger vessels.
Etymology
Compound from English tug (pull) + English boat.
Origin
English
boat
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aeroboat English
- airboat English
- bareboat English
- boat English
- boatable English
- boatage English
- boatbearer English
- boatbill English
- boatbuilder English
- boatbuilding English
- boater English
- boatful English
- boathook English
- boathorse English
- boathouse English
- boatie English
- boatish English
- boatkeeper English
- boatless English
- boatlet English
- boatlift English
- boatlike English
- boatload English
- boatmaker English
- boatmaking English
- boatman English
- boatmate English
- boatneck English
- boatnecked English
- boatowner English
- boatperson English
- boatside English
- boatsman English
- boatspeak English
- boatswain English
- boattail English
- boattailed English
- boatward English
- boatwoman English
- boatwright English
- boaty English
- boatyard English
- chopboat English
- dayboat English
- dreamboat English
- dredgeboat English
- eelboat English
- ferryboat English
- fireboat English
- fishboat English
- flyboat English
- foldboat English
- gas boat English
- gunboat English
- hatchboat English
- horseboat English
- houseboat English
- iceboat English
- iceboating English
- jetboat English
- keelboat English
- lifeboat English
- lightboat English
- lobsterboat English
- logboat English
- longboat English
- mailboat English
- motorboat English
- mudboat English
- narrowboat English
- paddleboat English
- pap boat English
- party boat English
- pedalboat English
- pigboat English
- playboat English
- poleboat English
- policeboat English
- powerboat English
- riverboat English
- rowboat English
- safariboat English
- sailboat English
- sauceboat English
- seaboat English
- showboat English
- shrimpboat English
- speedboat English
- spyboat English
- steamboat English
- stoneboat English
- sweepboat English
- sweepboats English
- swiftboat English
- swingboat English
- swordboat English
- toggle English
- towboat English
- trawlboat English
- tug English
- tugboater English
- tugger English
- tuggie English
- tuggy English
- tugless English
- waistboat English
- waterboat English
- well-boat English
- whaleboat English
- workboat English
- bot Middle English
- tuggen Middle English
- बोट Hindi
- బోటు Telugu
- bot Bislama
- tug
- boat
- tuggy
- boaty
- tuggie
- boater
- boatie
- toggle
- tugger
- seaboat
- flyboat
- pigboat
- rowboat
- boatful
- boatman
- logboat
- towboat
- iceboat
- gunboat
- mudboat
- boatlet
- spyboat
- tugless
- boatish
- airboat
- eelboat
- boatage
- dayboat
- jetboat
- boatsman
- foldboat
- gas boat
- poleboat
- workboat
- lifeboat
- boatload
- boathook
- boatmate
- boatbill
- pap boat
- boatward
- boattail
- keelboat
- boatlift
- bareboat
- longboat
- mailboat
- boatside
- fireboat
- sailboat
- boatless
- boatneck
- chopboat
- boatlike
- showboat
- boatable
- aeroboat
- fishboat
- boatyard
- playboat
- boathouse
- boathorse
- steamboat
- hatchboat
- lightboat
- sweepboat
- powerboat
- horseboat
- boatmaker
- tugboater
- waterboat
- swingboat
- waistboat
- boatswain
- dreamboat
- motorboat
- boatspeak
- trawlboat
- houseboat
- riverboat
- speedboat
- sauceboat
- boatowner
- swordboat
- boatwoman
- pedalboat
- well-boat
- stoneboat
- ferryboat
- swiftboat
- whaleboat
- paddleboat
- shrimpboat
- dredgeboat
- boatperson
- iceboating
- boatnecked
- policeboat
- safariboat
- boatmaking
- boatwright
- narrowboat
- boatbearer
- boatkeeper
- sweepboats
- party boat
- boattailed
- boatbuilder
- lobsterboat
- boatbuilding