( BrE ) ( US ˈbreakdown lane ) noun
[ sing. ] a strip of ground with a hard surface beside a major road such as a motorway or interstate where vehicles can stop in an emergency :
to pull over onto the hard shoulder / into the breakdown lane
( BrE ) ( US ˈbreakdown lane ) noun
[ sing. ] a strip of ground with a hard surface beside a major road such as a motorway or interstate where vehicles can stop in an emergency :
to pull over onto the hard shoulder / into the breakdown lane
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005