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1 tow
[təu] 1. verb(to pull (a ship, barge, car, trailer etc) by a rope, chain or cable: The tugboat towed the ship out of the harbour; The car broke down and had to be towed to the garage.) vleči z vrvjo2. noun((an) act of towing or process of being towed: Give us a tow!) vleka* * *I [tóu]1.nounvleka, vlečenje; vlečna ladja, šlep, tovorna ladja brez pogonskega strojato have in tow — vleči za seboj; figuratively imeti (koga) na vratu, na skrbito take in(to) tow — vleči, remorkirati; figuratively vzeti v zaščito, v svoje okrilje;2.transitive verbvleči z vrvjo vzdolž obale (čoln, barko); nautical vleči z vrvjo, remorkirati; vleči s seboj; biology vleči (vlečno mrežo) skozi vodo (da bi ujeli poskusne vzorce)II [tóu]nounhodnična preja; zadnje predivo, otre, tulje; zavojno platno -
2 towline/tow-rope
nouns (a rope etc used in towing.) vlečna vrv
См. также в других словарях:
rope tow — rope′ tow n. spog ski tow • Etymology: 1960–65 … From formal English to slang
rope tow — noun a ski tow offering only a moving rope to hold onto • Hypernyms: ↑ski tow, ↑ski lift, ↑lift * * * noun : ski tow 1 * * * rope tow, an endless, moving belt of rope driven by a motor for towing skiers up a hill … Useful english dictionary
rope tow — noun Date: 1948 ski tow 1 … New Collegiate Dictionary
rope tow. — See ski tow. [1960 65] * * * … Universalium
rope tow. — See ski tow. [1960 65] … Useful english dictionary
tow — 1. v. & n. v.tr. 1 (of a motor vehicle, horse, or person controlling it) pull (a boat, another motor vehicle, a caravan, etc.) along by a rope, tow bar, etc. 2 pull (a person or thing) along behind one. n. the act or an instance of towing; the… … Useful english dictionary
tow rope — towˈline, tow rope or towing rope noun A line, rope or cable used in towing • • • Main Entry: ↑tow … Useful english dictionary
Tow — Tow, n. [Cf. Icel. taug a rope, from the same root as E. tow, v. t.] 1. A rope by which anything is towed; a towline, or towrope. [1913 Webster] 2. The act of towing, or the state of being towed; chiefly used in the phrase, to take in tow, that… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tow rope — tow ,rope noun count a rope used for TOWING a vehicle or boat … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
tow rope — ► NOUN ▪ a rope, cable, etc. used in towing … English terms dictionary
tow|rope — «TOH ROHP», noun. a rope, hawser, cable, or the like, used in towing … Useful english dictionary
