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Sailboat-Tugboat Right of Way
"Bob" wrote
I’m not going to play chicken with a tug.” Words to live by. Out of curiosity, does anybody know why a boat that tows barges behind it is called a tugboat, while one that pushes them in front is called a towboat? |
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