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tow [təʊ]∎ the ship was towed out of harbour le navire a été remorqué hors du port;∎ they were towing a trailer leur voiture tirait une remorque2 noun∎ to give sb/sth a tow remorquer qn/qch;∎ he took my car in tow il a pris ma voiture en remorque;∎ familiar he always has his family in tow il trimbale toujours toute sa famille avec lui;∎ familiar with six assistants in tow avec six assistants dans son sillage►► American tow truck dépanneuse fremorquer, prendre en remorque; (of police) emmener à la fourrière;∎ the police towed my car away la police a emmené ma voiture à la fourrière;∎ you'll get towed away tu vas te retrouver à la fourrière -
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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
Barge — For other uses, see Barge (disambiguation). Barges towed by a tugboat on the River Thames in London, England, United Kingdom A barge is a flat bottomed boat, built mainly for river and canal transport of … Wikipedia
tow — I n. 1) a ski tow 2) to take (a ship) in tow II v. 1) (D; tr.) to tow into (to tow a barge into a port) 2) (D; tr.) to tow out of (to tow a boat out of a harbor) 3) (D; tr.) to tow to (to tow a car to a garage) * * * [təʊ] a ski tow to take (a… … Combinatory dictionary
barge — I n. 1) to drive; float; tow a barge 2) to load; unload a barge II v. (d; intr.) to barge into (she barged into the room) * * * [bɑːdʒ] float tow a barge unload a barge to drive to load (d; intr.) to barge into (she barged into the room) … Combinatory dictionary
tow out — v. (d; tr.) to tow out to (they towed the barge out to the freighter) * * * (d; tr.) to tow out to (they tow outed the barge out to the freighter) … Combinatory dictionary
tow — tow1 towable, adj. towability, n. /toh/, v.t. 1. to pull or haul (a car, barge, trailer, etc.) by a rope, chain, or other device: The car was towed to the service station. n. 2. an act or instance of towing. 3. something being towed … Universalium
tow — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun VERB + TOW ▪ give sb ▪ A truck driver gave me a tow to the nearest garage. TOW + NOUN ▪ bar, line (usually towline), rope … Collocations dictionary
barge — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ brightly painted ▪ canal, river ▪ sailing (BrE) ▪ floating ▪ cargo … Collocations dictionary
tow — I [[t]toʊ[/t]] v. t. 1) cvb to pull or haul (a car, barge, trailer, etc.) by a rope, chain, or other device 2) an act or instance of towing 3) something being towed 4) cvb something, as a boat or truck, that tows 5) cvb a rope, chain, metal bar,… … From formal English to slang
The Thames Barge Driving Race — or TOW Barge Driving Race is a river race that was set up in 1975 by a charity called The Transport On Water Association (TOW) with the backing of Members of Parliament and Members of the House of Lords in the United Kingdom. The Race The race… … Wikipedia
Dry bulk cargo barge — A self propelled dry bulk barge carrying crushed stone near Wuhan, 18 June 2006 … Wikipedia