towboat

A powerful, shallow-draft boat with a broad bow, intended to push barges on rivers and canals.

Any boat employed in towing a ship or vessel; a tugboat.

A vessel constructed for being towed, as a canal boat.

A steamer used for towing other vessels; a tug.

a squat powerful boat designed to push barges

A vessel constructed for being towed, such as a canal boat.

A steamer used for towing other vessels; a tug.

a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships