tow truck
noun
: a truck with winches and hoist mechanisms for freeing stuck vehicles and towing wrecked or disabled vehicles
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Officers spoke to the tow truck drivers, who moved the trucks away without further incident, according to court documents.
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Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2025
In January 2022, Israeli police officers appeared with a tow truck to impound unregistered cars.
—Ben Ehrenreich, Harpers Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
About a dozen tow trucks lined the parking areas at the Capitol on Monday.
—Dave Altimari, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2025
These tow truck companies that just show up on scene, so ban accident scene solicitation in the first place.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2025
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Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2025
In January 2022, Israeli police officers appeared with a tow truck to impound unregistered cars.
—Ben Ehrenreich, Harpers Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
About a dozen tow trucks lined the parking areas at the Capitol on Monday.
—Dave Altimari, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2025
These tow truck companies that just show up on scene, so ban accident scene solicitation in the first place.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 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 7 May. 2025.
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