Synonyms of tugboat

tugboat

noun

as in towboat

Synonyms & Similar Words

• towboat
• barge
• tug
• ferryboat
• ferry
• keel
• keelboat
• lifeboat
• taxi
• gondola
• cutter
• yawl
• lighter
• longboat
• whaler
• whaleboat
• tender
• workboat
• hoy
• water taxi
• banker
• riverboat
• shrimper
• trawler
• lugger
• narrow boat
• dragger
• seiner
• jolly boat
• auxiliary
• hooker
• motorboat
• scalloper
• launch
• gillnetter
• bumboat
• houseboat
• powerboat
• rowboat
• cruiser
• canoe
• coble
• skiff
• outboard
• inboard
• cockleshell
• dinghy
• airboat
• raft
• pontoon
• flatboat
• scow
• hovercraft
• tub
• surfboat
• kayak
• paddleboat
• catamaran
• pirogue
• bateau
• johnboat
• sampan
• dhow
• outrigger
• dory
• pinnace
• currach
• shallop
• coracle
• pram
• umiak
• gig
• wherry
• dink
• scull
• punt
• curragh
• dugout
• piragua
• rowing boat
• shell
• caïque
• garvey
• air-cushion vehicle

Examples of tugboat in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As the wooden steam tugboat’s crew tried to grab a line from the I.W. Stephenson, the smaller vessel sailed in front of the bigger one—and the two ships collided. —Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Sep. 2024

The Russian vessels, which included two submarines, a frigate and a tugboat, had crossed the maritime boundary into U.S. waters to avoid sea ice, which is permitted under international rules and customs. —Mark Thiessen, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2024

The situation appeared to be on its way to a resolution in early September, when an operation involving tugboats protected by European naval vessels was launched to salvage the Sounion. —Joshua Keating, Vox, 13 Sep. 2024

The state could require tugboats to assist large ships under the Bay Bridge, but that’s logistically challenging and expensive. —Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2024