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While driving between two other boats, O’Neal drove into a towline that struck Gio.
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Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2024
The towline connecting the vessels was cut by a powerful snowstorm, and the Severn ran aground.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 10 Oct. 2023
The first people to see what the problem had been were the swimmers who leapt from the Avon boat to attach a towline to Alvin.
—Robert Kunzig, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
Minutes later, the boat’s captain cut the towline connecting the parasail to the boat, and Alaparthi watched his wife and the two boys plunge into the water.
—Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 9 June 2023
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Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2024
The towline connecting the vessels was cut by a powerful snowstorm, and the Severn ran aground.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 10 Oct. 2023
The first people to see what the problem had been were the swimmers who leapt from the Avon boat to attach a towline to Alvin.
—Robert Kunzig, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
Minutes later, the boat’s captain cut the towline connecting the parasail to the boat, and Alaparthi watched his wife and the two boys plunge into the water.
—Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 9 June 2023
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“Towline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/towline. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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towline
noun
tow·line
ˈtō-ˌlīn 
: a line used in towing
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