Noun
A vessel constructed for being towed, as a canal boat.
Source: Webster's dictionaryEarlier Tuesday, an investigator said towboat crew members’ accounts support the towboat company’s contention that the pilot had blacked out. Source: Internet
Kyle Pfenning, a towboat pilot, took the video as it crossed near mile 63 on the river, about 10 miles upriver from Cape Girardeau, between there and Grand Tower. Source: Internet
The towboat dispatched from Tow Boat U.S., was responding to a call for assistance received from a customer that was disabled on the west-side of Matagorda Bay. Source: Internet
The captain and pilot steer the towboat, which pushes one or more barges held together with rigging, collectively called 'the tow'. Source: Internet
The crew live aboard the towboat as it travels along the inland river system or the intracoastal waterways. Source: Internet