breakdown truck
Roadside recovery vehicle
A breakdown truck is a vehicle equipped to tow or transport disabled cars and trucks—called a tow truck in American English.
The term is primarily British: We called for a breakdown truck when the engine seized.
The breakdown refers to mechanical failure, not emotional collapse.
- wreckerVehicle that removes others
- towPull something behind
- winchDrum-and-cable lifting mechanism
- flatbedOpen-topped hauling vehicle
- liftMechanism for vertical transport
toolboxes · rescue · emergency services · hook · jack · transport · chain · assistance · call for help · spare tires · jump start · jumper cables · on the spot · stranded · hard shoulder · hazard lights · flat tire · service
- support vehiclerecovery vehicle, wrecker, utility vehicle
- tow truckswrecker, flatbed, rollback, recovery vehicle, rotator