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 car was found upside down in Five Mile Creek near Wagon Wheels Trail and South Lancaster Road and pulled out of the water by a tow truck, ABC affiliate WFAA reported, citing police sources.
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David Chiu, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
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
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
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David Chiu, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
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
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
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“Tow truck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tow%20truck. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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