towboat

• Bateau puissant de petite taille utilisé pour remorquer ou pousser des navires plus grands, souvent employé dans les ports et les canaux pour manœuvrer les bateaux.

A powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships, often used in harbors and canals for maneuvering vessels.

1. TugboatB2formal

   A small, powerful boat used to push or pull larger vessels, such as barges or ships, especially in harbors or narrow waterways.

   remorqueur

   • The towboat guided the massive cargo ship into the dock.
   • A fleet of towboats helps move barges along the Mississippi River.
   • The captain used the towboat to maneuver the tanker through the narrow channel.

   Synonymespushertugtugboat