car breakdown
Engine failure situation
A car breakdown is when a vehicle stops functioning while in use, typically leaving the driver stranded: We had a car breakdown on the highway.
The term covers mechanical failures, electrical problems, flat tires, or running out of fuel.
Often shortened to just breakdown in automotive contexts.
- tow truckVehicle that pulls others
- roadsideAdjacent to pavement
- strandedLeft without means to leave
- pull overHalt at roadside
- mechanicVehicle maintenance professional
side of the road · service station · engine · check engine light · flat tire · spare tire · dead battery · smoke · hood · hood up · highway · hazard lights · AAA · triple A · call for help · jump start · out of gas · overheating
- disruptionsinterruption, disturbance, interference, delay, obstruction
- breakdownsfailure, emotional collapse, meltdown, crisis, collapse
- meet-cutescoffee spill, spilled coffee, mistaken identity, spilled drink, wrong door
- Road Storiesroad trip stories, road trips, roadside attractions
- storiesstory, tale, tales, myth, legend
- survivalsurvival, survive, endure, persist, last
car breakdownscheduled service
Transport operating on fixed times
preventive maintenance · oil change · routine inspection · warranty service · tune-up
breakdown, break, down, breaking, broken, breaks, breaker, breakers, breakage