towline

IPA: tˈoʊɫaɪn

Examples of "towline" in Sentences

We were drifting in darkness in the ocean when we were offered a towline.
Contact was established with the boat and an offer of a towline was accepted.
He grabbed the electrical cord towline and dragged the turtle to deeper water.
They were unhooking the towline when Angel received a transmission from Brother Cyrus.
The boarding party then tried to secure a towline from the Bulldog but the tow snapped.
When the Bulldog returned, a towline was secured and the destroyer was ordered to make for Iceland.
At 5 p.m., a helicopter was summoned to airlift the crew from the ship while a tugboat owned by Smit Pentow Marine Salvagers, the John Ross, connected a towline to the carrier and began moving it further offshore.