towage

Example Sentences

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The brokerage sees the merger as creating Indonesia’s largest listed towage and pilotage platform.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

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

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

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.

I've saved at least £10 over that towage, and, by James!

From A Master of Fortune Being Further Adventures of Captain Kettle by Wood, Stanley L.