tow truck

See also: towtruck and tow-truck

English

Alternative forms

towtruck, tow-truck

Etymology

From tow +‎ truck.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtoʊ.tɹʌk/

Noun

tow truck (plural tow trucks)

A motor vehicle typically equipped with winches, chains, and related equipment, and used to tow disabled vehicles.

Synonyms

breakdown lorry, breakdown truck, recovery truck, wrecker

Translations

motor vehicle for towing

Catalan: grua (ca) f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 拖車 (zh), 拖车 (zh) (tuōchē), 拖吊車 (zh), 拖吊车 (zh) (tuōdiàochē)
Czech: odtahové vozidlo n, odtahový automobil m, odtahovka f (colloquial)
Dutch: takelwagen (nl) m
Finnish: hinausauto
French: dépanneuse (fr) f, remorqueuse (fr) f, camion de remorquage m
German: Abschleppwagen (de) m
Hungarian: autómentő (hu)
Italian: camion di rimorchio m, carro attrezzi (it) m

Japanese: レッカー車 (rekkā-sha), レッカー (rekkā) (from wrecker)
Korean: 견인차 (ko) (gyeon-incha) (牽引車 (ko))
Norman: ouadgîn dé dêpannage m
Norwegian: slepelastebil c
Polish: laweta (pl) f
Portuguese: guincho (pt) m, caminhão de reboque m (Brazil), reboque (pt) m
Russian: авари́йная маши́на f (avaríjnaja mašína), буксиро́вщик (ru) (buksiróvščik), эвакуа́тор (ru) m (evakuátor)
Spanish: grúa (es) f, remolque (es) m
Swedish: bärgningsbil c, bärgare c

See also

flatbed truck

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