tow truck
noun
: a truck with winches and hoist mechanisms for freeing stuck vehicles and towing wrecked or disabled vehicles
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Her car ended up in the median of the road, and Gregg said an ambulance showed up along with two tow trucks.
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Liz Crawford, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
The program of patrolling tow trucks should also help cover those needs, officials said.
—Heather McRea, Oc Register, 14 Apr. 2026
At least one person was killed Saturday when a car crashed into the back of a tow truck and caught fire on state Route 54 in Bonita, officials said.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026
The truck will require three tow trucks to remove it, Moreno said.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 31 Mar. 2026
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Liz Crawford, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
The program of patrolling tow trucks should also help cover those needs, officials said.
—Heather McRea, Oc Register, 14 Apr. 2026
At least one person was killed Saturday when a car crashed into the back of a tow truck and caught fire on state Route 54 in Bonita, officials said.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026
The truck will require three tow trucks to remove it, Moreno said.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 31 Mar. 2026
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“Tow truck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tow%20truck. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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