tow truck

noun

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

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Their pickup truck hit a tow truck in the outer lane of the freeway at high speed, which caused westbound lanes to shut down for several hours, as per the Arizona Department of Transportation. —

Marina Watts, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024 Give that civically minded citizen who cleaned up after other hikers a tow truck and license to remove vehicles parked illegally or owned by litterers. —

Krista Kafer, The Denver Post, 3 Oct. 2024 The tow truck lights were still flashing and the driver’s door opened when the first deputy arrived on the scene in the early morning hours of Wednesday, June 12. —

Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 18 June 2024 Even with emergency lights flashing, as these cops assisted a tow truck, a pickup on M-59 slammed into them one minute before midnight on Saturday, Aug. 19. —

Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 25 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for tow truck