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tow_truck

tow truck

See also: towtruck and tow-truck

English

Alternative forms

towtruck , tow-truck

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

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 m

Japanese: レッカー車 ‎(rekkā-sha), レッカー ‎(rekkā) (from wrecker)
Norman: ouadgîn dé dêpannage m
Korean: 견인차 (ko) ‎(gyeon-incha) (牽引車 (ko))
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