Meaning & use

towaway

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Designating a zone or area from which illegally parked vehicles will be removed by tow truck.

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The sign warned that this was a towaway zone during rush hour.

She returned to find her car gone from the towaway area.

A note on using this word

Almost exclusively used in the fixed phrase "towaway zone," a term common on American traffic signage.

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