tow truck

noun

: a truck with winches and hoist mechanisms for freeing stuck vehicles and towing wrecked or disabled vehicles

Examples of tow truck in a Sentence

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Pittman couldn't understand how her 2015 Chevy Equinox LS could drive to the shop but now needed a tow truck to get out. Gina Lee Castro, jsonline.com, 30 Oct. 2025 Richard Johnson, a tow truck driver and owner of Autos Unlimited, was also called to tow the aircraft. Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025 And the tow truck went flying through the air as both boys giggled. Brad Schmitt, Nashville Tennessean, 19 Oct. 2025 The driver of the work truck was standing in a grassy area next to I-65 waiting for a tow truck and was not injured. Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 14 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tow truck

Word History

First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tow truck was in 1944

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“Tow truck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tow%20truck. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.

Kids Definition

tow truck

noun
: a truck equipped to move or haul wrecked or broken-down vehicles

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