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- noun Alternative form of
tow truck .
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Examples
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After a mix-up when the first CAA towtruck arrived just ten minutes after I called, and determined he was looking for another broken down car in roughly the same place (WTF?), it was a relief that the second CAA truck was actually going to stick around and help.
In Threes melted_snowball 2009
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So I would expect that any cyclist who can't change his tire would also have a membership to the American Cyclists Association, where one call will cause a towtruck to be dispatched.
Hands Off: From "Do Me" to "Do It For Me" BikeSnobNYC 2010
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Along the way there are towtruck-abroad pictures to be taken at the Oktoberfest in Germany where Mater wears “Materhosen” and harassing the aforementioned Palace Guards.
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Just take that eyesore out of your garage, park it in front of your house, and wait for that GM towtruck to come to your neighborhood.
Gerald Sindell: GM to Buy Back All Pontiac Azteks for Cash! 2009
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Luv the M6 and the 645 AC Schnitzer Cab minus the breakdown and towtruck!
Archive 2006-04-01 Ben Barren 2006
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He went away to surgery, and the van got ground up pretty bad being loaded upside down on a tilt-bed towtruck; it was either too heavy to right it with the equipment that responded, or the disposition of the unit was intractable.
"The hospital now desperately needs volunteers to help with some of the orphans." Ann Althouse 2008
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I pulled over to the shoulder and rang up AAA for assistance yes, I'm one of those lame girls who has absolutely no idea how to change a tire, when, miraculously, what should appear behind my car but a shiny white towtruck.
Archive 2008-08-01 Megan Kurashige 2008
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So I ended up using AAA Roadside Assistance; they dispatched a towtruck from a local garage, but a tow turned out to be unnecessary, as the two truck driver was able to get the get started after 2 or 3 minutes of quick, constant turning of the ignition.
The New Beginning papabear 2008
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I pulled over to the shoulder and rang up AAA for assistance yes, I'm one of those lame girls who has absolutely no idea how to change a tire, when, miraculously, what should appear behind my car but a shiny white towtruck.
and home again, with appearance by knight in shining armour Megan Kurashige 2008
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Luv the M6 and the 645 AC Schnitzer Cab minus the breakdown and towtruck!
Persistent Search for 6AC-Schnitzer Ben Barren 2006
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