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Tugboat vs Trawler - What's the difference?

tugboat | trawler |

As nouns the difference between tugboat and trawler

is that tugboat is a small, powerful boat (a "tugship" in other languages) used to push or pull barges or to help maneuver larger vessels while trawler is a fishing boat that uses a trawl net or dragnet to catch fish.

tugboat

English

Alternative forms

* tug-boat * tug boat (wikipedia tugboat)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A small, powerful boat (a "tugship" in other languages) used to push or pull barges or to help maneuver larger vessels.

    • Synonyms

    * tug

    See also

    * towboat

    trawler

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A fishing boat that uses a trawl net or dragnet to catch fish.
  • A fisherman who uses a trawl net.

    • See also

    * troller ----