towing

3 definitions • 5 examples

present participle of

to pull a car, boat, etc. along, fastened behind another vehicle or boat:

You shouldn't drive fast when your car is towing a caravan.

The road was closed while the vehicles that had been involved in the accident were towed away/off.

The damaged boat was towed to safety.

to take away a vehicle that has been parked illegally using an official truck, to a place from which the driver has to pay to pick it up:

You're not allowed to park here - your car will be towed away .

US This part of town is a tow zone (= one in which cars left illegally will be removed).