car breaking
(UK, Commonwealth) The breaking up of cars and other light vehicles for scrap recycling.
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(UK, Commonwealth) The breaking up of cars and other light vehicles for scrap recycling.
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- car breaker81%
British and Commonwealth English term for a person or business that dismantles end-of-life vehicles for parts and scrap. The US equivalent is 'auto wrecker' or 'junkyard operator'. Car breakers typically operate 'breakers' yards' where salvageable parts can be bought cheaply by DIY mechanics. The term is standard in the UK automotive trade and repair culture rather than particularly slangy. The term is instantly understood across all Commonwealth countries.
- car breaker80%
(UK, Commonwealth) One who works in car breaking.
- car breaker75%
A car breaker is someone who works in the business of dismantling old or written-off vehicles for scrap and salvageable parts — the British term for what Americans might call a junkyard worker or auto wrecker. Car breakers' yards are the ecosystems where dead cars go to have their useful parts harvested. The term is matter-of-fact and functional rather than slang-heavy.
- scrappage66%
(UK) An amount of money paid by the government to a person trading in an old car (to be scrapped) for a more environmentally-friendly new one.
- breakdown truck66%
(chiefly, UK) A tow truck.