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[təʊ], (Verb)
Definitions:
- (of a motor vehicle or boat) pull (another vehicle or boat) along with a rope, chain, or tow bar
(e.g: a pickup van towing a trailer)
Phrases:
- in tow
Origin
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Old English togian ‘draw, drag’, of Germanic origin; related to tug. The noun dates from the early 17th century
[təʊ], (Noun)
Definitions:
- an act of towing a vehicle or boat
(e.g: the cruiser got a tow from a warship after its engine failed)
Phrases:
- in tow
Origin
:
Old English togian ‘draw, drag’, of Germanic origin; related to tug. The noun dates from the early 17th century
[təʊ], (Noun)
Definitions:
- the coarse and broken part of flax or hemp prepared for spinning
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Origin
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Old English (recorded in towcræft ‘spinning’), of Germanic origin
[təʊ], (Abbreviation)
Definitions:
- tube-launched, optically tracked, wire-guided (missile)
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