Tugboat and Towboat

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Tugboat noun - A powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships.

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Towboat is a synonym for tugboat in tug topic. In some cases you can use "Towboat" instead a noun "Tugboat".

Towboat noun - A powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships.

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Tugboat is a synonym for towboat in tug topic. You can use "Tugboat" instead a noun "Towboat".

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