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tow truck
noun
: a truck with special equipment on the back of it to tow away vehicles
Full Definition of TOW TRUCK
: a truck with winches and hoist mechanisms for freeing stuck vehicles and towing wrecked or disabled vehicles
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First Known Use of TOW TRUCK
1944
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