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- [tuhg-boht]
- /ˈtʌgˌboʊt/
- /ˈtʌgbəʊt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [tuhg-boht]
- /ˈtʌgˌboʊt/
Definitions of tugboat word
- noun tugboat a small, powerful boat for towing or pushing ships, barges, etc. 1
- noun tugboat a sturdily built, powerful boat designed for towing or pushing ships, barges, etc. 0
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Origin of tugboat
First appearance:
before 1820 One of the 38% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1820-30; tug + boat
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Parts of speech for Tugboat
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tugboat popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
tugboat usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with tugboat
- how to become a tugboat captain?
- what is a tugboat?
- how do you get a job on a tugboat?
- how to become tugboat captain?
- how much do you make working on a tugboat?
- how much horsepower does a tugboat have?
- how much does a tugboat weigh?
- how much does a tugboat cost?
- how to draw a tugboat?
- how much can a tugboat pull?
- how much do tugboat captains make?
- what does a tugboat captain do?
- how much do tugboat workers make?
- how much is a tugboat?
- how to get a job on a tugboat?
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