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Meaning of "breakdown van" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BREAKDOWN VAN

breakdown van


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BREAKDOWN VAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Breakdown van is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BREAKDOWN VAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Tow truck

A tow truck is a vehicle used to transport disabled or illegally parked motor vehicles to another location, or to recover vehicles which are no longer on a drivable surface. Less commonly, flatbed towtrucks or tow dollies may transport a car that is in driveable condition; this is distinct from motor carriers that regularly transport multiple cars simultaneously. Towing services are generally provided by an emergency road service operator. Vehicles are often towed in the case of breakdowns or collisions, or may be impounded for legal reasons.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BREAKDOWN VAN

breakage · breakages · breakaway · breakback · breakbeat · breakbone fever · breakdown · breakdown cover · breakdown service · breakdown truck · breaker · breakeven · breakeven chart · breakeven point · breakfast · breakfast bar · breakfast cereal · breakfast club · breakfast room · breakfast set

WORDS THAT END LIKE BREAKDOWN VAN

brake van · camper van · camping van · cube van · delivery van · detector van · furniture van · guard´s van · ice-cream van · laundry van · loudspeaker van · luggage van · mail van · panel van · prison van · radio van · recording van · removal van · security van · Transit van

Synonyms and antonyms of breakdown van in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «breakdown van» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BREAKDOWN VAN

Find out the translation of breakdown van to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of breakdown van from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «breakdown van» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

抛锚的小货车
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

grúa
570 millions of speakers
en

English

breakdown van
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

टूटने वैन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عَرَبَة الَأعطال
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

автомобиль технической помощи
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

van de resgate
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

ভাঙ্গন ভ্যান
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

dépanneuse
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Kerosakan van
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Pannenfahrzeug
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

レッカー車
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

견인차
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Breakdown van
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

xe van cứu hộ
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

முறிவு வான்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

ब्रेकडाउन व्हॅन
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Yıkım kamyonu
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

carro attrezzi
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

samochód pomocy drogowej
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

евакуатор
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

furgonetă de tractare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φορτηγάκι οδικής βοήθειας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

uiteensetting van
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bärgningsbil
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bergingsbil
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BREAKDOWN VAN»

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BREAKDOWN VAN»

Discover the use of breakdown van in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to breakdown van and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Sessional Papers
At 7.30 a.m. driver Minns and fireman Avis were instructed to prepare an engine to take out the breakdown van train to clear the main line at Hilgay, and when backing the engine on to the train preparatory to leaving the locomotive sidings Avis ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1902
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Papers by Command
At 7.30 a.m. driver Minns and fireman Avis were instructed to prepare an engine to take out the breakdown van train to clear the main line at Hilgay, and when backing the engine on to the train preparatory to leaving the locomotive sidings Avis ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1902
3
Rules and Regulations to be Observed by All Members of the ...
272 (c) — continued. vising the Engine-driver where and under what circumstances the disabled Train is situated, and the Signalman must show the Authority to the Engine-driver before allowing the Relief Engine or Breakdown Van Train to ...
New Zealand Railways, 1907
4
Trio
... glacial December weal her, hoarfrost, frozen mud, the mechanic coming from the opposite direction with his breakdown van apparently met them a good deal farther away than the marsh, which was hard to explain given the pace the old girl ...
Robert Pinget, 2005
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From Adam to Christ: Essays on Paul
Paul's statements could in some ways be more fairly described, if we continue with our motorway image, in terms of a breakdown van which joins the motorway, picks up a broken-down car, and tows it off at the next intersection in a new ...
Morna D. Hooker, 2008
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The Railway News ...
3 in. in width over pillars, are divided into three sections— namely, a sleeping berth at one end for the white men, this compartment being provided with a lavatory. In the centre of the breakdown van there is a tool compartment and workshop, ...
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Horticultural Reviews
... scald in 'Bartlett' pear and superficial scald in 'd'Anjou' pear were lower in fruit coated with Pro-long or Nutri—Save. Semperfresh delayed ripening and reduced incidence of senescent breakdown [Van Zyl and Wagner 1986; Van Zyl et al.
Jules Janick, 2002
8
Understanding Children's Sandplay: Lowenfeld's World Technique
The central feature of Worlds 16 and 17 was the circular road which carried a number of highly specialised vehicles: the dust cart, breakdown van, tip-up van, and ambulance seemed to be of special importance and appeared in the road ...
Margaret Lowenfeld, 2004
9
Avant-Gardes and Partisans Reviewed
There is evidence to suggest that in the summer of 1887 he experienced some kind of breakdown. Van Gogh's serious interest in the Japanese prints can be dated to late summer 1887 through December when he made a series of direct ...
Fred Orton, Griselda Pollock, 1996
10
The Arts Entwined: Music and Painting in the Nineteenth Century
... like that in painting would be something. It will come." In January 1889 (L574, III, 132), after his first breakdown, Van Gogh wrote: "Perhaps someday everyone will have neurosis, St. Vitus' dance, or something else. 204 The Arts Entwined.
Marsha Morton, Peter L. Schmunk, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BREAKDOWN VAN»

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Tyre Terrors (3 of 3)
Now imagine yourself back at that grim, fume-drowned roadside, waiting for the breakdown van to appear while your evening meal goes cold. «Yahoo Cars UK, May 15»
2
Puncture problems? Why run-flat tyres could be the way forward
Now imagine yourself back at that grim, fume-drowned roadside, waiting for the breakdown van to appear while your evening meal goes cold. «BT.com, May 15»
3
Policeman saves the day when Brentwood-bound wedding bus …
After the bus driver had attempted, and failed, to get the coach working again, he phoned his boss to ask for a breakdown van and a ... «Brentwood Gazette, Feb 15»
4
Top investors: why we've put AA shares in the tank
Each week we look at a promising mid-cap share. This week: AA, the breakdown cover provider. AA breakdown van. The AA will join the FTSE ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Sep 14»
5
Quindell 'to buy RAC out of car black box joint venture'
RAC breakdown van. Despite plans to install 50,000 black boxes each month from July, the process has not yet started. By Telegraph staff. «Telegraph.co.uk, Sep 14»
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RAC Gears Up For Float With Rake Appointment
RAC breakdown van. RAC owner Carlyle is considering a stock market flotation. Share on Twitter · Share on Facebook · Share on Google+ ... «Sky News, Aug 14»
7
Safe driving tips for monsoon
Push the car out and call a breakdown van. A final word: The most important safety equipment in the car is the driver. So make sure that you are alert and ... «Wonder Woman, Jul 14»
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Detectives appeal for help solving gruesome 'unexplained' death of …
An RAC breakdown van attended at about 10.20pm and had left by 11pm. About four hours later, at 3.23am on Wednesday, July 7, a black man ... «Tottenham & Wood Green Journal, Jul 14»
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Confection connection: Mr. Know-It-All finds link between M&M's …
LET'S LEARN ENGLISH: In the U.K., they say "breakdown van"; in America, a "tow truck" helps us. People in the U.K. wear a "bumbag," while in ... «York Dispatch, Jul 14»
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RACQ saves the day in scooter rescue mission
"A big thank you to the RACQ call centre receptionist, whose name I didn't get, to Warren Pierce the Gympie breakdown van driver, and to ... «Gympie Times, Jun 14»
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