tugboats
- plural of tugboat.
Example Sentences
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Emergency response measures were immediately activated with the vessel's crew, port fire brigade and assisting tugboats after a fire broke out on the forward section of the ship, the company's statement added.
From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025
Replacing the roughly 2,000 tugboats in the U.S. with electric alternatives could prevent more than 1.6 million cars’ worth of greenhouse gas emissions annually, according to Arc.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2025
HMS Triumph arrived flying a decommissioning pennant as it was escorted by tugboats and vessels from Devonport.
From BBC • Dec. 12, 2024
This was said despite Ecology and the Board of Pilotage Commissioners evaluating the expanded use of tugboats to escort small tankers and oil barges in case of an emergency.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 4, 2024
I’d go down by the East River and watch them flare up from the tugboats.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
