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Meanings of towing the boat in English

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Usage of towing the boat in English
1
The men sent in the skiff soon returned, towing the boat alongside.
The Pirate
2
He grabbed a gunnel and waded, towing the boat beside him.
The lake
3
The coastguard says they were towing the boat towards Greek waters, not to Turkey.
Reuters
4
Shakro and I moved carefully forward, towing the boat, which we had now righted, behind us.
Creatures That Once Were Men
5
I now discovered that she was towing the boat that I had sent down the river to recall Abdullah's detachment.
Ismailia
6
No sooner did the monster feel the wound than away she darted, towing the boat, the young whale keeping up with her.
Archibald Hughson: An Arctic Story
7
They took me in tow, and, after an hour of hard work, succeeded in towing the boat and myself safely alongside the brig.
Jack in the Forecastle; or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawse...
8
By the time this was done, Bob had both dingui and raft loaded, when they pulled the last back to the reef, towing the boat.
The Crater; Or, Vulcan's Peak: A Tale of the Pacific
9
Three hundred men preceded the main body, who were towing the boats, to guard them from any sudden surprise.
With Clive in India; Or, The Beginnings of an Empire
10
They relieved the men entirely of the wearisome task of towing the boats, striving with each other for the privilege.
The Romance of the Colorado River / The Story of its Discovery i...
11
The sea breeze set in sooner than usual, and, having a leading wind, he rapidly stood on towing the boats.
The Three Lieutenants
12
'He's towing the boat somewhere.'
On Land and Sea at the Dardanelles
13
The whale, however, darted away, towing the boats for a league or more farther off, and we then had a hard matter to kill it.
Twice Lost
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