a U.S. Army antitank missile, steered to its target by two thin wires connected to a computerized launcher, which is mounted on a vehicle or helicopter.
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tr.v.
towed, tow·ing, tows
To draw or pull behind by a chain or line: a tugboat towing a barge. See Synonyms at pull.
n.
The act or an instance of towing.
The condition of being towed: a car with a trailer in tow.
Something, such as a tugboat, that tows.
Something, such as a barge or car, that is towed.
A rope or cable used in towing.
[Middle English towen, from Old English togian; see deuk- in Indo-European roots.]
"pull with a rope," O.E. togian "to drag, pull," from P.Gmc. *tugojanan (cf. O.E. teon "to draw," O.Fris. togia "to pull about," O.N. toga, O.H.G. zogon, Ger. ziehen "to draw, pull, drag"), from PIE base *deuk- "to pull, draw" (cf. L. ducere "to lead;" see duke). The noun meaning "act or fact of being towed" is recorded from 1622. Towaway, in ref. to parking zones, is recorded from 1956.
"coarse, broken fibers of flax, hemp, etc.," 1377, probably from O.E. tow- "spinning" (in towlic "fit for spinning"), perhaps cognate with Gothic taujan "to do, make," M.Du. touwen "to knit, weave." Tow-head, in ref. to tousled blond hair, is recorded from 1830.
to pull (a ship, barge, car, trailer etc) by a rope, chain or cable Example: The tugboat towed the ship out of the harbour; The car broke down and had to be towed to the garage.
Arabic:
يَقْطُر، يَجُر
Chinese (Simplified):
牵引，拖，拉
Chinese (Traditional):
牽引，拖，拉
Czech:
vléci
Danish:
slæbe; trække
Dutch:
slepen
Estonian:
pukseerima
Finnish:
hinata
French:
remorquer
German:
(ab-)schleppen
Greek:
ρυμουλκώ
Hungarian:
vontat
Icelandic:
draga
Indonesian:
menarik
Italian:
rimorchiare, trainare
Japanese:
綱で引く
Korean:
밧줄로 끌다
Latvian:
ņemt tauvā; vilkt
Lithuanian:
vilkti
Norwegian:
slepe, taue, buksere
Polish:
holować
Portuguese (Brazil):
rebocar
Portuguese (Portugal):
rebocar
Romanian:
a remorca
Russian:
буксировать
Slovak:
vliecť, ťahať
Slovenian:
vleči z vrvjo
Spanish:
remolcar
Swedish:
bogsera
Turkish:
çekmek
tow[təu]noun
(an) act of towing or process of being towed Example: Give us a tow!
Taw\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tawed; p. pr. & vb. n. Tawing.] [OE. tawen, tewen, AS. t[=a]wian to prepare; cf. D. touwen, Goth. t[=e]wa order, taujan to do, and E. tool. [root]64. Cf. 1st Tew, Tow the coarse part of flax.]1. To prepare or dress, as hemp, by beating; to tew; hence, to beat; to scourge. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl. 2. To dress and prepare, as the skins of sheep, lambs, goats, and kids, for gloves, and the like, by imbuing them with alum, salt, and other agents, for softening and bleaching them.
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