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tow truck
noun
: a truck with winches and hoist mechanisms for freeing stuck vehicles and towing wrecked or disabled vehicles
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Two people were hospitalized on Saturday afternoon after what Phoenix police suspected to be a road rage incident involving a tow truck driver and the driver of a passenger vehicle believed to have been armed with a hammer.
—Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 1 Dec. 2024
Advertisement Officials said the driver of the tow truck was not injured.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2024
At the same time, the father returned home from his job as a tow truck driver at an auto body shop, police said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 7 Nov. 2024
As officers waited for the tow truck to arrive, Benta Dixon, a code enforcement specialist, noticed several violations on Marx Street.
—Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press, 23 July 2024
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First Known Use
1944, in the meaning defined above
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“Tow truck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tow%20truck. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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tow truck
noun
: a truck equipped to move or haul wrecked or broken-down vehicles
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