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tugboat

/ˈtʌɡ.boʊt/

Traduction: Bateau puissant mais de petite taille, utilisé pour remorquer ou pousser des navires plus grands, comme des cargos ou des barges, notamment dans les ports ou les voies navigables étroites.

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noun

/ˈtʌɡ.boʊt/B1formal
  • frBateau puissant mais de petite taille, utilisé pour remorquer ou pousser des navires plus grands, comme des cargos ou des barges, notamment dans les ports ou les voies navigables étroites.

A small but powerful boat used for towing or pushing larger vessels, such as ships or barges, especially in harbors or narrow waterways.

  1. Marine vesselB2formal

    A small, powerful boat used to maneuver larger ships by pushing or pulling them, especially in harbors or narrow waterways.

    frRemorqueur

    • The tugboat guided the massive cargo ship into the dock.
    • Several tugboats were needed to move the cruise liner.
    • The captain signaled the tugboat to start towing.

    Synonymespushertowboattug

Formes
  • tugboats plural form
  • tugboats' possessive plural form
  • tugboat's possessive singular form