towage

Example Sentences

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It's up to the master of the tug very frequently whether, under such conditions, his task has been a mere towage job at the going rates or a salvage proposition to be settled in court.

From Cappy Ricks Or, the Subjugation of Matt Peasley by Kyne, Peter B. (Peter Bernard)

In the latter methods these losses amount to an important fraction of the total power; they rarely, if ever, fall below a total of 25 per cent., and probably in towage exceed 50 per cent.

From A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine by Thurston, Robert H.

"And in return—" "I'll tear up the deadly document I extorted from Murphy and report a mere towage job to my owners."

From Cappy Ricks Or, the Subjugation of Matt Peasley by Kyne, Peter B. (Peter Bernard)

He's got to be a sharp on towage, because he's got to take risks in storms that drive an ocean-going tug to port.

From The Boy With the U. S. Life-Savers by Rolt-Wheeler, Francis

I ain't goin' to stand for no kiddin', even if we are in a five-hundred-dollar towage bill.

From Captain Scraggs or, The Green-Pea Pirates by Grant, Gordon