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tow truck
noun
: a truck with winches and hoist mechanisms for freeing stuck vehicles and towing wrecked or disabled vehicles
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Give that civically minded citizen who cleaned up after other hikers a tow truck and license to remove vehicles parked illegally or owned by litterers.
—Krista Kafer, The Denver Post, 3 Oct. 2024
The tow truck lights were still flashing and the driver’s door opened when the first deputy arrived on the scene in the early morning hours of Wednesday, June 12.
—Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 18 June 2024
Even with emergency lights flashing, as these cops assisted a tow truck, a pickup on M-59 slammed into them one minute before midnight on Saturday, Aug. 19.
—Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 25 May 2024
The vehicle was allegedly towed in plain view of the child's mother, according to multiple reports citing police
The driver of a Texas tow truck company is under investigation after being accused of towing a car with a 5-year-old girl inside.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1944, in the meaning defined above
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“Tow truck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tow%20truck. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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tow truck
noun
: a truck equipped to move or haul wrecked or broken-down vehicles
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