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Meaning of rattletrap

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

rattletrap

Pronunciation:

noun

Definitions

  1. A mechanical device, particularly an automobile, that is worn out, run down, or mechanically unreliable as indicated by noises it makes in operation.

    Example: 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.

  2. Any piece of miscellaneous equipment or junk.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Mechanically unreliable or in disrepair.