TOW

[verb] [T] - (esp. of a vehicle) to pull (esp. another vehicle) along, using a rope or a chainYou shouldn't drive fast when your car is towing a caravan.The boat was towing a water-skier.The road was closed while the vehicles that had been involved in the accident were towed away/off. [M]You're not allowed to park here - your car will be towed away (= lifted onto an an official truck and taken to a place from which you have to pay to collect it). [M]The damaged boat was towed to safety.A tow-away is an act of a car being officially removed from a place where it has been illegally left.I was late for work, and couldn't find a parking meter, so I decided to park illegally and risk a tow-away.This part of town is a tow-away area/zone (= Your car will be removed if you leave it here).A tow bar is a bar fixed to the back of a car which is used for pulling a caravan or trailer.Tow truck is (US and ANZ) for breakdown truck.See at breakdown (FAILURE).