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

Prosecutors said Huerta tried to brake-check officers and even put the tow truck in reverse and drove toward officers at one point. — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 31 July 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

The local sheriff’s office used a drone to locate the vehicle in shallow water, which was removed by a tow truck. — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 16 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