tow truck
nounDefinition of tow truck
: a truck with winches and hoist mechanisms for freeing stuck vehicles and towing wrecked or disabled vehicles
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Current city law forbids them from charging anything over $125 per tow, though some larger tow trucks can charge $150, an amount that towing operators argue is too low because it was established during the Reagan Administration. — al, "Another round of suspensions against Mobile towing companies as city eyes ‘broken ordinance’," 20 Aug. 2019 Going-to-the-Sun Road was closed briefly Monday night while crew cleared the rocks and a tow truck removed the vehicle. — Faith Karimi And Laura James, CNN, "Falling rocks kill a 14-year-old and injure 4 others at Glacier National Park," 14 Aug. 2019 Police, firefighters, and a tow truck were on scene. — Alyssa Lukpat, BostonGlobe.com, "No injuries after car overturns in Newton," 14 Aug. 2019 According to court records, Garza was driving a tow truck and pulled behind another car at the Walgreens on Queenston Boulevard. — Robert Downen, Houston Chronicle, "Houston man arrested for allegedly shooting man in face at Walgreens," 21 July 2019 The crash involves a motorcycle rider & a tow truck. — Lauren Hernández, SFChronicle.com, "Fatal crash on Highway 84, San Mateo County sheriff’s deputies investigating," 19 July 2019 Heavy duty tow trucks were on the scene hours after the accident and state troopers were headed to the area, NBC affiliate WESH reported. — Char Adams, PEOPLE.com, "1 Dead, 22 Injured After Military Vehicle Flips Over in 'Chaotic' Crash Near West Point," 6 June 2019 The crash occurred around 4:15 a.m. while two officers waited for a tow truck to secure the prisoner's vehicle on the eastbound service road of the 12400 block of C.F. Hawn Freeway, police said. — Loyd Brumfield, Dallas News, "Dallas officer, prisoner hurt when vehicle crashes into squad car in Rylie neighborhood," 12 July 2019 The Subaru traveled through a red light at the intersection, while a tow truck proceeded through a green light from the S.R. 417 exit, Montes said. — Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com, "Sanford man ejected from car, dies in crash with tow truck," 22 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'tow truck.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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