n.拖曳纜；船纜

On the way we ran into a high wind and the towrope broke. 在路上我們遇到大風，拖船的繩子斷了。

A towrope as thick as a man's arm extended from several scantily clothed tow-men, all the way to the bow. 一根粗如人臂的纜繩，從幾個衣不蔽體的拉纖人一直連系到船頭。

She raced to help, pulling on the towrope and exhorting bystanders to pitch in. they did, and Engine Co. 這個女孩挺身伸出援手，拉起繩纜并勸說旁觀者加入進來。

Running swiftly on he overtook the horse, unfastened the towrope and cast off, jumped lightly on the horse's back, and urged it to a gallop by kicking it vigorously in the sides. 他飛快地跑，追上了那匹拖船的馬，解開纖繩，扔在一邊，輕輕縱身躍上馬背，猛踢馬肚子，催馬奔跑。

The results obtained confirm that rudder control can be a great advantage in the sway and yaw motion of towed vessel and on the tension of the elastic towrope under various adverse weather conditions. 結果證明,舵控制能有效減少被拖船在不利氣候條件下的橫蕩、首搖以及彈性拖索的張力。