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towline

[ toh-lahyn ]

noun

  1. a line, hawser, or the like, by which anything is or may be towed.


towline

/ ˈtəʊˌlaɪn /

noun

  1. another name for towrope
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of towline1

1710–20; tow 1 + line 1; compare Old English tohlīne ( tow 3 )
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Example Sentences

A couple of fairish paddles were chipped out of bits of driftwood, and a towline a hundred feet long was made of lariats.

I'm captain at this end of the towline, and I swear he shall go in.

The combination always reminds me of a rather stylish tug-boat with its towline attached to a scow on a mud-flat.

The Champion was coming, and he swam into her path, barely missing a clutch at the steel towline whizzing past him.

We had seven canines—three pairs and a leader—pulling upon a deerskin towline fastened to a thole-pin.

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