towage

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This we were told would demand the towage of the engine over the last three miles.

From Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons Wesel, Sennelager, Klingelputz, Ruhleben by Mahoney, Henry Charles

The problem has been solved by the introduction of the capstan navigation or towage.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 484, April 11, 1885 by Various

Two river steamboats were assigned to the Louisiana for the purpose of towage, if necessary, and for the accommodation of the mechanics who were still at work on board.

From The Narrative of a Blockade-Runner by Wilkinson, John

All he had to do was to race off to his consignees and stop payment of the towage bill before Falk had the time to get in and lift the money.

From Falk A Reminiscence by Conrad, Joseph

In the early era of steam, the prominent policy was to combine towage with carrying capacity by the steamer, for economical expedition.

From History of Steam on the Erie Canal by Anonymous