Rattletrap Definition
rătl-trăp
noun
Anything worn out, rickety, or rattling; esp., a dilapidated old automobile.
Webster's New World
A mechanical device, particularly an automobile, that is worn out, run down, or mechanically unreliable as indicated by noises it makes in operation.
Mom always worried about our safety in my friend's rattletrap. I told her not to worry, as it can't go fast enough to be dangerous.
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adjective
Mechanically unreliable or in disrepair.
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