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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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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
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Word History
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 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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