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tow truck

truck used to move disabled, improperly parked, impounded, or otherwise indisposed motor vehicles
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tow truck

Summary

tow truck ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (604 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • tow truck is a type of truck[2].
  • tow truck is used for towing on land[3].
  • tow truck's Commons category is recorded as Tow trucks[4].
  • tow truck's Commons gallery is recorded as Tow trucks[5].
  • tow truck's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as cargo=vehicle[6].

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Definition and Type

tow truck is a type of truck[2].

Use and Application

tow truck is used for towing on land[3].

Why It Matters

tow truck ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (604 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has use → towing on land
    Subclass of → truck
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007529637705171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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