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rattletrap

/ˈræt.əl.træp/

rattletrapnoun

rattletraps

/ˈræt.əl.træp/

Translations

He drove an old rattletrap that barely made it up the hill.

Он ехал на старом драндулете, который едва поднялся на холм.

Definitions

A dilapidated or poorly maintained vehicle, often making rattling noises.

The old rattletrap barely made it up the hill without breaking down.

Synonyms

old car

rattletrapadjective

more rattletrap

Comp.

most rattletrap

Super.

/ˈræt.əl.træp/

/ˈræt̬.əl.træp/

Used colloquially, chiefly attributively, to describe something dilapidated or rickety.

Definitions

Dilapidated, rickety, and likely to make rattling noises.

We boarded a rattletrap bus that looked ready to fall apart.