broken-down Meaning, Definition & Usage
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adjective satellite in deplorable condition
dilapidated; tumble-down; tatterdemalion; ramshackle; derelict; bedraggled.
- a street of bedraggled tenements
- a broken-down fence
- a ramshackle old pier
- a tumble-down shack
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adjective satellite not in working order
- had to push the broken-down car
- a broken-down tractor fit only for children to play on
