tow truck
noun
: a truck with winches and hoist mechanisms for freeing stuck vehicles and towing wrecked or disabled vehicles
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Shortly after, a tow truck arrived and took away a silver vehicle with a tarp taped over the driver and passenger windows.
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Charlotte Observer, 10 June 2026
Cisneros was working as a tow truck driver and living in El Monte at the time of the assault.
—Julie Sharp, CBS News, 10 June 2026
This is the same Abdul Carter who was previously charged with assaulting a tow truck driver.
—Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026
Alleged bribes, gifts Meanwhile, the indictment alleges that Bradley accepted gifts and bribes from tow truck companies.
—Drew Pittock, USA Today, 18 May 2026
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Charlotte Observer, 10 June 2026
Cisneros was working as a tow truck driver and living in El Monte at the time of the assault.
—Julie Sharp, CBS News, 10 June 2026
This is the same Abdul Carter who was previously charged with assaulting a tow truck driver.
—Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026
Alleged bribes, gifts Meanwhile, the indictment alleges that Bradley accepted gifts and bribes from tow truck companies.
—Drew Pittock, USA Today, 18 May 2026
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 14 Jun. 2026.
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