tow car

wreck•er

(ˈrɛk ər)

n.

1. a person or thing that wrecks.

2. a person, car, or train employed in removing wreckage, debris, etc., as from railroad tracks.

3. Also called tow car , tow truck. a vehicle equipped with a mechanical apparatus for hoisting and pulling, used to tow wrecked, disabled, or stalled automobiles.

4. a person or business that demolishes and removes houses or other buildings, as in clearing sites for other use.

5. a person or vessel employed in recovering salvage from wrecked or disabled vessels.

6. a person who plunders wrecks, esp. after exhibiting false signals in order to cause shipwrecks.

[1795–1805]

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Noun

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tow car - a truck equipped to hoist and pull wrecked cars (or to remove cars from no-parking zones) tow truck, wrecker motortruck, truck - an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling

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