steam tug

collocation in English

meaningsofsteamandtug

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steam
noun[U]
uk
/stiːm/us
/stiːm/
the hot gas that is produced when ...
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tug
noun[C]
uk
/tʌɡ/us
/tʌɡ/
a boat with a powerful engine that can change direction easily and is used to pull large ships into and out ...
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(Definition ofsteamandtugfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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She has survived, is preserved in private ownership and has been re-engined as asteamtug.
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The canal was unique among canals of the era in that it was designed with structural reinforcement to facilitatesteamtugboat traffic.
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Was one of a party that volunteered and attempted to run the enemy's batteries with asteamtugand two barges loaded with subsistence stores.
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Was one of a party that volunteered and attempted to run the enemy's batteries with asteamtugand 2 barges loaded with subsistence stores.
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Apart from a smallsteamtugthere were none.
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To move the large number of barges, steam tugs were used.
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The harbour's development coincided with the growing use of the steam tugs that were then being built for the shipping industry.
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The introduction of coal staithes and steam tugs had already severely diminished the number of keelmen.
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Its scarcity today is due in part of its past use as fuel for steam tugs.
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When he died in late 1852, two-thirds of the traffic was pulled by steam tugs.
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She expanded with rowboats, naptha launches and steam tugs.
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The deepwater port began to boom in the 1870s, sailing ships and steam tugs called in.
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Steam tugs were introduced in 1831.
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