tow truck
noun
: a truck with winches and hoist mechanisms for freeing stuck vehicles and towing wrecked or disabled vehicles
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The hole has reportedly resulted in damage to the nearby Samsen Metropolitan Police Station, with two of its electric poles and their tow truck falling in, per local newspaper The Nation.
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Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
The same tax break on tips could apply to blackjack dealers at the casino — and plumbers, club dancers, washing machine installers, tow truck drivers, tattoo artists, taxi and rideshare drivers, math tutors, yoga instructors, golf caddies, airport shuttle drivers and more.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
Shortly after the tow truck arrived, a man and woman emerged from a nearby treeline, Davis said.
—Mitchell Willetts, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Sep. 2025
As for tow truck drivers, AAA service providers in Michigan are allowed to accept tips, but it is never expected or required, according to Adrienne Woodland, a spokeswoman for AAA-The Auto Club Group.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
The same tax break on tips could apply to blackjack dealers at the casino — and plumbers, club dancers, washing machine installers, tow truck drivers, tattoo artists, taxi and rideshare drivers, math tutors, yoga instructors, golf caddies, airport shuttle drivers and more.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
Shortly after the tow truck arrived, a man and woman emerged from a nearby treeline, Davis said.
—Mitchell Willetts, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Sep. 2025
As for tow truck drivers, AAA service providers in Michigan are allowed to accept tips, but it is never expected or required, according to Adrienne Woodland, a spokeswoman for AAA-The Auto Club Group.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Tow truck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tow%20truck. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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