tow truck

1 of 2

noun (1)

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

tow car

2 of 2

noun (2)

variants or tow truck

: wrecker sense 2b(3)

Examples of tow truck in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Under the new regulations and laws, there are now licensing requirements for tow operators, and the companies are required to post the licensing emblem on their tow trucks to be immediately identifiable. — CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026

While officers investigated, a tow truck driver reported finding a man with a gunshot wound nearby, police said. — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Oct. 2026

As reckless driving increases, injuries and deaths of construction and DOT workers and tow truck drivers have also increased and public officials have attempted to prevent it. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026

But the car — and a tow truck — also pulled into the parking lot. — Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1944, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for tow truck

• amok
• amuck
• awestruck
• dumbstruck
• potluck
• roebuck
• unstuck
• woodchuck
• chuck
• cluck
• duck
• huck

Kids Definition

tow truck

noun

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