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  1. Tow
    In the composites industry, a tow is an untwisted bundle of continuous filaments, and it refers to man-made fibres, particularly carbon fibres (also called graphite). Tows are designated by the number of fibers they contain, e.g., a 12K tow contains about 12,000 fibres. In the textile industry, a t...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tow

  2. Tow
    Unspun flax used for cleaning firearms. Also used as tinder.
    Found op http://www.xmission.com/~drudy/amm/gloss.html

  3. tow
    [n] - the act of hauling something (as a vehicle) by means of a hitch or rope 2. [v] - drag behind
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=tow

  4. TOW
    Tube-launched, Optically-tracked, Wire-guided
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php

  5. TOW
    Anti-tank Guided Missile System [US]
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  6. Tow
    Continuous, ordered assembly of essentially parallel, collimated filaments, normally continuous filaments without twist. Same as strand.
    Found op http://www.komprex.com/Glossary/index.htm

  7. Tow
    Tow noun [ Middle English tow , Anglo-Saxon tow , akin to OD. touw , Icelandic ... a tuft of wool for spinning; confer English taw , v.t.] The coarse and broken part of flax or hemp, separated from the finer part by the hatche...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/T/76



  1. Tow
    Tow transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Towed ; present participle & verbal noun Towing .] [ Middle English towen , to...en; akin to OFries. toga to pull about, Old...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/T/76

  2. Tow
    Tow noun [ Confer Icelandic taug a rope, from the same root as English tow , transitive verb ] 1. A rope by which anything is towed; a towline, or towrope. 2. The act of towing, or the state of bein...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/T/76

  3. tow
    towage noun the act of hauling something (as a vehicle) by means of a hitch or rope; `the truck gave him a tow to the garage`
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=tow

  4. Tow
    • (v. t.) A rope by which anything is towed; a towline, or towrope. • (n.) The coarse and broken part of flax or hemp, separated from the finer part by the hatchel or swingle. • (v. t.) The act of towing, or the state of being towed; --chiefly used in the phrase, to take in tow, that ...
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/tow/

  5. tow
    (from the article `fibre, man-made`) ...wet-spinning method is capable of spinning a large number of fibres at a time because several thousand holes may be present in a single ... Filament winding uses the narrowest prepreg unit available—the yarn, or tow, of impregnated filaments. In this proc...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/t/66

  6. Tow
    TOW is an acronym for Tube-launched Optically-tracked, Wire-guided. The tern TOW refers to an American wire guided type of anti-tank guided missile, designated BGM71A, first developed by Hughes for the American army in 1962 which entered service in 1970. TOW was developed as a crew portable or vehic...
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/FYT.HTM

  7. TOW
    When one or more vessels are being towed; when a tug is towing one or more floating objects; to pull an object in the water by means of a rope.
    Found op http://www.insurexchange.com/glossary/maritime.htm

  8. tow
    1) ..-headed (blond) 2) Aaa assignment 3) Aaa assist 4) Aaa job 5) Aaa offering 6) Aaa request 7) Aaa service 8) Aaa specialty 9) Aaa task 10) Aid for a stranded auto 11) Auto club offering 12) Auto club service 1...
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