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tug·boat
 tugboat
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- pronunciation:
- tuhg
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A tugboat is a small, powerful boat. Tugboats guide, push, or pull larger boats. They especially help large ships get into or out of a harbor when the ships have their engines turned off. Tugboats help the big ships get to their dock more easily and safely than they could by themselves.
We watched the tugboats pull the big ship in, and then we watched all the people get off.
- similar words:
- tug
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