tow truck
noun
: a truck with winches and hoist mechanisms for freeing stuck vehicles and towing wrecked or disabled vehicles
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Authorities said the fatal accident happened at 12:49 p.m. Saturday after a tow truck carrying a mini bulldozer encountered a steep right-hand curve while driving on a highway.
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 11 July 2024
Also included in the complaint were photos that showed tow trucks hooking up cars from the bank’s parking lot, as well as a receipt for more than $500 that Chiu said each car owner had to pay to retrieve their vehicles.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2024
The tow truck door was riddled with bullet holes on the Columbia, S.C., roadside, Jay Weaver of the Richland County Sheriff’s Department tells PEOPLE.
—Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 18 June 2024
In nearby East Chicago, Indiana, Emmett Seymour tried to drive through high water and needed a tow truck to extricate his vehicle.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 11 July 2024
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 11 July 2024
Also included in the complaint were photos that showed tow trucks hooking up cars from the bank’s parking lot, as well as a receipt for more than $500 that Chiu said each car owner had to pay to retrieve their vehicles.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2024
The tow truck door was riddled with bullet holes on the Columbia, S.C., roadside, Jay Weaver of the Richland County Sheriff’s Department tells PEOPLE.
—Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 18 June 2024
In nearby East Chicago, Indiana, Emmett Seymour tried to drive through high water and needed a tow truck to extricate his vehicle.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 11 July 2024
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“Tow truck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tow%20truck. Accessed 23 Sep. 2024.
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