tow truck
noun
: a truck with winches and hoist mechanisms for freeing stuck vehicles and towing wrecked or disabled vehicles
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Crews used an aerial platform to help a wrecking tow truck hook its line to the vehicle, also avoiding placing a human diver in the frigid water.
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Jessie Christopher Smith, Oklahoman, 27 Jan. 2026
The Fire Department accepted the battalion chief’s account without seeking statements from Seymour’s team, a tow truck driver at the scene or the Highway Patrol officer, the lawsuit said.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 27 Jan. 2026
According to the District Attorney’s Office, Akers was working undercover as part of a task force when Stewart, 46, ran from uniformed law enforcement officers and then hid inside an unlocked tow truck.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
If the vehicle remains stuck after several minutes of rocking back and forth, call a tow truck to avoid causing damage to the transmission and other components.
—Jim Gorzelany, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
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Jessie Christopher Smith, Oklahoman, 27 Jan. 2026
The Fire Department accepted the battalion chief’s account without seeking statements from Seymour’s team, a tow truck driver at the scene or the Highway Patrol officer, the lawsuit said.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 27 Jan. 2026
According to the District Attorney’s Office, Akers was working undercover as part of a task force when Stewart, 46, ran from uniformed law enforcement officers and then hid inside an unlocked tow truck.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
If the vehicle remains stuck after several minutes of rocking back and forth, call a tow truck to avoid causing damage to the transmission and other components.
—Jim Gorzelany, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
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“Tow truck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tow%20truck. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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