towline

[ toh-lahyn ]

noun

1. a line, hawser, or the like, by which anything is or may be towed.

towline

/ ˈtəʊˌlaɪn /

noun

1. See towrope
   another name for towrope

Word History and Origins

Origin of towline¹

1710–20; tow ¹ + line ¹; compare Old English tohlīne ( tow ³ )

Example Sentences

A couple of fairish paddles were chipped out of bits of driftwood, and a towline a hundred feet long was made of lariats.

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I'm captain at this end of the towline, and I swear he shall go in.

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The combination always reminds me of a rather stylish tug-boat with its towline attached to a scow on a mud-flat.

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The Champion was coming, and he swam into her path, barely missing a clutch at the steel towline whizzing past him.

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We had seven canines—three pairs and a leader—pulling upon a deerskin towline fastened to a thole-pin.

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