tow truck

noun

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

Examples of tow truck in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web At least one tow truck driver had expressed concerns about working with the vehicle, according to the Wall Street Journal, afraid the electric car could pose an electrocution hazard, even though such vehicles are designed not to pose an electric shock risk, even when submerged. Chris Boyette, CNN, 10 Mar. 2024 The tow truck company ran the car's information, learned it was reported stolen and notified the police. Kunle Falayi, The Arizona Republic, 28 Feb. 2024 The department said the tow truck driver wasn't injured in the incident. Brie Stimson, Fox News, 17 Feb. 2024 In a statement issued hours afterward, the state police said the tow truck driver was taken to a hospital for treatment of injuries. Martin Weil, Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2024 Guiding Light star Kim Zimmer returns to film after nearly a decade away from the medium as an eccentric tow truck driver named Elsie who convinces them to stop at her nephew’s birthday party where someone can fix the truck. Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 16 Feb. 2024 Nine rescuers, including a battalion chief, two fire engines and an ambulance, joined forces with a tow truck driver and excavation contractor to dig the horse out, the district said. Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 2 Feb. 2024 The case involved a tow truck operator who was badly burned while removing a truck carrying batteries that crashed and spilled battery acid on the road. Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 18 Feb. 2024 After a tow truck took the container away, the detectives returned to the neighborhood police station. Malia Wollan, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2024

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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 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

tow truck

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

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