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• Tow hitch — A tow hitch (or tow bar) is a device attached to the chassis of a vehicle for towing or a towbar to an aircraft nose gear, or paired main gears.It can take the form of a tow ball to allow and articulation of a trailer, or a tow pin and jaw with a …   Wikipedia

• in tow — 1. adjective a) Pulled by means of an attached line, such as a cable, chain, or rope. Do you remember the ship? . . . I mean the dismasted eighty four that was in tow of the frigate. b) Following or accompanying under the direction of another, as …   Wiktionary

• in tow — phrasal 1. under guidance or protection < taken in tow by a friendly native > 2. accompanying or following usually as an attending or dependent party < not easy shopping with kids in tow > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• BGM-71 TOW — Infobox Weapon name=MAPATS caption= A TOW missile being fired from an M151 MUTT. origin=United States type=Anti tank missile is ranged=yes is missile=yes service= 1970 present used by= See users wars= designer= design date= 1963 1968 manufacturer …   Wikipedia

• in tow — {adj. phr.} 1. Being pulled. * /The tugboat had the large ocean liner in tow as they came into the harbor./ * /An engine came with a long string of cars in tow./ 2. Being taken from place to place; along with someone. * /Janet took the new girl… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• in tow — {adj. phr.} 1. Being pulled. * /The tugboat had the large ocean liner in tow as they came into the harbor./ * /An engine came with a long string of cars in tow./ 2. Being taken from place to place; along with someone. * /Janet took the new girl… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• in\ tow — adj. phr. 1. Being pulled. The tugboat had the large ocean liner in tow as they came into the harbor. An engine came with a long string of cars in tow. 2. Being taken from place to place; along with someone. Janet took the new girl in tow and… …   Словарь американских идиом

• in tow — 1) being pulled The truck had a trailer in tow when it went off the highway. 2) being taken from place to place, along with someone She spent the morning at the shopping center with her child in tow …   Idioms and examples

• List of Empire ships (F) — The Empire ships were a series of ships in the service of the British Government. Their names were all prefixed with Empire. Mostly they were used during the Second World War by the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT), which owned the ships but… …   Wikipedia

• List of Empire ships (P) — The Empire ships were a series of ships in the service of the British Government. Their names were all prefixed with Empire . Mostly they were used during World War II by the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT), who owned the ships but contracted… …   Wikipedia

• List of Empire ships (Ca–Cl) — The Empire ships were a series of ships in the service of the British Government. Their names were all prefixed with Empire. Mostly they were used during the Second World War by the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT), which owned the ships but… …   Wikipedia