tow truck
noun
: a truck with winches and hoist mechanisms for freeing stuck vehicles and towing wrecked or disabled vehicles
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After blaming George for the incident, Carter drives a tow truck to his house to burn a cross on his lawn.
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Keith Langston, People.com, 18 May 2025
Video from Hern’s Mercedes-Benz dashcam appeared to show the victim backing up a tow truck on the street around 8:15 a.m. after Hern pulled up.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025
The first slide displayed damage done to the bus, and in the second photo, a tow truck is seen in between the two wrecked vehicles.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, Fox News, 13 Mar. 2025
Two days after the announcement of charges, tow truck driver James Basham was charged with two counts of felony harassment for allegedly blocking two journalists in their car at Metro Tow’s lot.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2025
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Keith Langston, People.com, 18 May 2025
Video from Hern’s Mercedes-Benz dashcam appeared to show the victim backing up a tow truck on the street around 8:15 a.m. after Hern pulled up.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025
The first slide displayed damage done to the bus, and in the second photo, a tow truck is seen in between the two wrecked vehicles.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, Fox News, 13 Mar. 2025
Two days after the announcement of charges, tow truck driver James Basham was charged with two counts of felony harassment for allegedly blocking two journalists in their car at Metro Tow’s lot.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2025
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“Tow truck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tow%20truck. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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