tow truck

noun

: a truck with winches and hoist mechanisms for freeing stuck vehicles and towing wrecked or disabled vehicles

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The bright lights illuminating the bed of the tow truck were also on. Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 27 Dec. 2024 Who was the victim? Court records named a tow truck driver, Austin Steinmann, 29, who was on the bridge at the time as the victim of the fire. Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 11 Dec. 2024 And what about larger vehicles, like tow trucks or power washers? Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 5 June 2024 When a fire engulfed a playground underneath the Daniel Carter Beard Bridge last month, a tow truck driver was among the first to notice the bridge was smoking and dialed 911. Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 12 Dec. 2024 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 11 Jan. 2025.

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tow truck

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

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