towline
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of towline
1710–20; tow 1 + line 1; compare Old English tohlīne ( tow 3 )
Example Sentences
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An attempt to tow the ship with tugboats into open ocean ended when a towline snapped late Monday, Port Authority chief executive Philip Holliday said.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 4, 2022
To pick up the emergency towline from the Kulluk, the Aiviq made a U-turn, just as a water-ski boat might go back for a fallen skier.
From New York Times ● Dec. 30, 2014
We were waiting for the towline to be attached to lift us and take us back to the mother ship.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2013
The photo in question is too fuzzy to show pilot or motor or a towline or Whitehead, and could easily be a glider.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 13, 2013
I stopped the team and went out along the towline.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
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