Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A line used in towing a vessel or vehicle.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A hawser used for towing vessels. Also
towing-rope . - noun In whaling, the long line which is attached to the toggle-iron or harpoon, and by means of which the whale is made fast to the boat, and may tow it. Also
tow-rope .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Naut.) A line used to tow vessels; a towrope.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
line orrope used fortowing avehicle
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (nautical) a rope used in towing
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Examples
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Contact was established with the boat and an offer of a towline was accepted.
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We were drifting in darkness in the ocean when we were offered a towline.
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They were unhooking the towline when Angel received a transmission from Brother Cyrus.
The Omega Theory Mark Alpert 2011
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They were unhooking the towline when Angel received a transmission from Brother Cyrus.
The Omega Theory Mark Alpert 2011
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At 5 p.m., a helicopter was summoned to airlift the crew from the ship while a tugboat owned by Smit Pentow Marine Salvagers, the John Ross, connected a towline to the carrier and began moving it further offshore.
The Great Penguin Rescue Dyan DeNapoli 2010
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He grabbed the electrical cord towline and dragged the turtle to deeper water.
Sparks Laura Bickle 2010
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When the Bulldog returned, a towline was secured and the destroyer was ordered to make for Iceland.
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He grabbed the electrical cord towline and dragged the turtle to deeper water.
Sparks Laura Bickle 2010
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The boarding party then tried to secure a towline from the Bulldog but the tow snapped.
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He grabbed the electrical cord towline and dragged the turtle to deeper water.
Sparks Laura Bickle 2010
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