Polyglot Dictionary

tugboat

/ˈtʌɡboʊt/

noun B2
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
tugboats

Meaning

  1. remolcador

    • A tugboat guided the ship into port.

      Un remolcador guió al barco hacia el puerto.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

tug of war

Close, figuratively — both involve the action of tugging/pulling.

Similar in other languages

German

Schlepper

Close — a tugboat relates to a tug.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa tugboat?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: A ___ guided the ship into port.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a tugboat?

noun

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