0 Something that is broken-down does not now work or is in bad condition:
1 in bad condition or not working:
a broken-down car
However, on the way home, all three stop at the broken-down shack where the live and dead lovers supposedly meet.
These people depart, leaving glass, old bedsteads, broken-down prams, pieces of bicycle and litter of the worst sort.
There is always a road safety implication when a broken-down vehicle is on the road, especially at night.
One commits an offence if one leaves the broken-down vehicle in a position in which it could cause problems to others.
Where it is obvious, as in the case of the repair of the broken-down machine, that a permit should be granted, no delays occur.
Instead of having 1,000 snarl-ups from 1,000 broken-down cars, we are now more likely to have one great big snarl-up involving 1,000 efficient cars.
The normal practice is to carry the ambulance trailer on the lorry until the broken-down vehicle has been collected and put on top of it.
On this section of the motorway there will not be the usual hard shoulder to which broken-down vehicle can be removed.
