tow truck
noun
: a truck with winches and hoist mechanisms for freeing stuck vehicles and towing wrecked or disabled vehicles
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Authorities were calling for tow trucks to remove the vehicles.
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Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 21 May 2024
Police are also investigating the April 10 shooting death of a tow truck driver who had towed the green Acura on March 19, Lemma said.
—Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 23 Apr. 2024
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Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 21 May 2024
Police are also investigating the April 10 shooting death of a tow truck driver who had towed the green Acura on March 19, Lemma said.
—Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 23 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for tow truck
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“Tow truck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tow%20truck. Accessed 31 May. 2024.
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