breakdown van


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breakdown van

or

breakdown truck

n
(Automotive Engineering) chiefly Brit another name for a tow truck
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
Translations
odtahový vůz
kranbil
tiepalveluauto
vozilo za pomoć na cesti
レッカー車
견인차
bärgningsbil
รถตู้สำหรับลาก
xe van cứu hộ

breakdown van

ncarro m attrezzi inv
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

breakdown van

عَرَبَة الَأعطال odtahový vůz kranbil Pannenfahrzeug φορτηγάκι οδικής βοήθειας grúa, vehículo de asistencia en carretera tiepalveluauto dépanneuse vozilo za pomoć na cesti carro attrezzi レッカー車 견인차 takelwagen bergingsbil samochód pomocy drogowej van de resgate, veículo de assistência na estrada автомобиль технической помощи bärgningsbil รถตู้สำหรับลาก kurtarma aracı xe van cứu hộ 抛锚的小货车
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
References in periodicals archive ?
| 38-year-old also guilty of using phone behind wheel as he hit 90mph on his way to a call-out A boozed-up breakdown van driver who was stopped by police on his way to an emergency call has been banned from the road for 10 years.
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Ensuring safety in and around the race, 6km of barriers are erected at every stage, and Italian police provide 26 motorcyclists, six cars, one breakdown van, and 500 patrols.
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But his delight when the yellow breakdown van arrived turned to shock when he was confronted by driver Michael Small's aggression and abuse.
I was getting very cold and miserable when the breakdown van didn't arrive, when a car full of young people passed me going towards Stokesley.
A voice-over begins to give some advice on what a potential buyer might look for when examining a second-hand car, and the camera angle opens to bring in a second vehicle (van) some dis-tance away, with what I think was a breakdown van.