tow truck
noun
: a truck with winches and hoist mechanisms for freeing stuck vehicles and towing wrecked or disabled vehicles
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That jet was being towed in the hangar bay when the crew lost control of the aircraft, which then tumbled off the side along with the tow truck.
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Luis Martinez, ABC News, 6 May 2025
He was banned from having any contact with the tow truck driver and placed on low-level monitoring.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2025
At one point during the demonstration, a tow truck with a car hooked on the back was pulling out of the Ludeman property.
—Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
In a story published earlier this month, CT Mirror and ProPublica reported that tow truck companies often hold onto people’s belongings to pressure them into paying their towing fees.
—Dave Altimari, Hartford Courant, 24 May 2025
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Luis Martinez, ABC News, 6 May 2025
He was banned from having any contact with the tow truck driver and placed on low-level monitoring.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2025
At one point during the demonstration, a tow truck with a car hooked on the back was pulling out of the Ludeman property.
—Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
In a story published earlier this month, CT Mirror and ProPublica reported that tow truck companies often hold onto people’s belongings to pressure them into paying their towing fees.
—Dave Altimari, Hartford Courant, 24 May 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 16 Jun. 2025.
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