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. 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

Word History

First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tow truck was in 1944

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“Tow truck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tow%20truck. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.

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tow truck

noun
: a truck equipped to move or haul wrecked or broken-down vehicles

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