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

Recent Examples on the Web

As the driver continued, Boyd reportedly pulled out a gun from his waistband and fired five rounds at the truck, including one that struck the tow truck. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026

Prosecutors said earlier that day, as our crew got ready for a live shot near the planetarium, Twist got out of a tow truck and yelled racial slurs at them and tried to set his German shepherd dog on them. — Cbs Chicago Team, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026

Two people trapped inside escaped before police arrived, but the water was initially too deep for a tow truck to reach the vehicle. — Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 27 July 2026

Immigrants who are detained during their appointments are preyed upon by tow truck operators who actively circle the Miramar ICE parking lot. — Thomas Kennedy, Sun Sentinel, 26 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for tow truck

• amok
• amuck
• awestruck
• dumbstruck
• potluck
• roebuck
• unstuck
• woodchuck
• chuck
• cluck
• duck
• huck

Kids Definition

tow truck

noun

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