The tows were cast off by the battleships and the ladders taken in and the decks cleared for action, the crews going to general quarters.
All the tows had almost reached the beach, when a party of Turks intrenched almost on the shore opened up a terrible fusillade from rifles and also from a Maxim.
In this way the two boats have a tug-of-war and eventually the better boat tows the "whale" and possibly the opposing boat into its harbor.
The harpooner who first arrives within range of the "whale" drives his harpoon into it and the boat promptly turns around and tows the "whale" to its harbor.
Operations on serious cases were performed with the greatest difficulty, and the shallow water close inshore made it impossible for the steam-cutters to bring their tows of boats very near.
Also at a later date the Turkish Headquarters made a helio to the effect that they had seen tows of boats communicating between warships and the dressing stations.
The tows had, therefore, to be rowed to the beach by three or four sailors; the wounded were placed in them and rowed off again to the cutters.
Somewhat astern of the convoy is another destroyer, which tows another captive balloon.
Astern of the cruiser is another destroyer, which tows the captive balloon at the end of a very light but strong steel wire.
So I tows him over to my corner, and arranges him easy in an armchair.
So, when the head waiter finallytows in Mrs. Parker Smith, costumed in the same gray dress and lookin' meeker and gentler than ever, she is greeted with a sporty tableau.
It was the custom then, as it is at present, to run enormous tows of coal barges, propelled by a powerful tug, from Pittsburgh to New Orleans.
Those great tows cover acres of river space and it is a hard matter to tell which way they are going to turn.
This way," says I cold and haughty, as I tows 'em into the private office.
But ere I break, yell hear me crack; and till ye hear THAT, know that Ahab's hawser tows his purpose yet.
Will I, nill I, the ineffable thing has tied me to him; tows me with a cable I have no knife to cut.
But ere I break, yell hear me crack; and till ye hear that, know that Ahab's hawser tows his purpose yet.
There are no signs of life on board the wreck, but the flag of distress is still flying, and the steamer tows the boat nearer to her.
Groups of men lashed their tows and started off for the edge of the floe where the steamer was to return for them.
We left twenty-two tows here last night, an' we find sixteen this mornin'.
If you touch them six tows I'll have you sent t' coolie for a thief, sir, if there's an honest jury in the land!
Never for a moment was the sea without long tows of them, each bearing two hundred men to shore with their rifles between their knees, ready.
Basil, he's all prepared to be thrilled as I towshim out.
So as I tows Peyton out to the house that afternoon I kind of hands it to myself that I've filled Vee's order.
I even tows him down cellar and points out the various bins and barrels full of stuff we've got stowed away for winter.
The tows got off the line they had intended to take, and reached the beach about a mile north of the spot actually selected for the landing.
Obeying orders to the letter, the Australians sat as quiet as mice in the boats as the tows neared the land; on the edge of the cliffs they could see the Turks scampering along at breakneck speed, to be in the right place to receive them.
At half-past three the landing force was ordered to go forward, and the tows made for the land with all dispatch.
She skirts the breakers and tows the life-boat well to windward.
The steamer speedily picks her up, tows her into a more favourable position, and the boat soon gets again alongside the vessel.
Nightly tows went down the lake, and each morning the empty-booms trailed back for more.
Their tows had been emptied down the rapids, and a small crew was seeing them safe into Wismer & Holden's booms.
The motorboats and their tows got off into the stream.
This would scarcely be before dark, for there was some current to Rocky River, although its channel was deep and there were no bridges or other barriers which the powerboats and their tows could not easily pass.
The tows they removed now contained arms and munitions.
Quickly and methodically the boats were loaded, tools handed down and stowed away, and all made ready, as had been practised at Mudros, and the tows started for the shore.
River boats pass those coal tows every day in the week, and I guess Alex can get the Rambler upstream again.
There were monstrous steamers having the appearance of floating hotels, there were great freight boats loaded to the guards, there were house-boats, motor boats, and great coal tows which dominated the stream as they passed.
And before I left he tows me one side and tucks a check into my pocket.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "tows" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
