tow truck
noun
: a truck with winches and hoist mechanisms for freeing stuck vehicles and towing wrecked or disabled vehicles
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While officers addressed that individual's interference, Nunez allegedly entered his Dodge tow truck and towed one of the government vehicles that had been boxing in Martinez's car.
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Federal immigration authorities arresting a woman in downtown Los Angeles had their vehicle towed away by a tow truck driver who is accused of filming and laughing as one officer chased after him, according to court documents.
—Julia Marnin, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2025
And no one wants their trip to end at the side of the road, waiting for a tow truck.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Many of the passengers, some from China and the Philippines, spoke little English, so along with the ambulances and the tow trucks, translators were brought in to help police sort out what happened.
—Nic Anderson, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2025
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Federal immigration authorities arresting a woman in downtown Los Angeles had their vehicle towed away by a tow truck driver who is accused of filming and laughing as one officer chased after him, according to court documents.
—Julia Marnin, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2025
And no one wants their trip to end at the side of the road, waiting for a tow truck.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Many of the passengers, some from China and the Philippines, spoke little English, so along with the ambulances and the tow trucks, translators were brought in to help police sort out what happened.
—Nic Anderson, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tow truck
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“Tow truck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tow%20truck. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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