rustbucket

See also: rust bucket

English

Alternative forms

rust-bucket, rust bucket

Etymology

rust +‎ bucket

Noun

rustbucket (plural rustbuckets)

(slang) An old, neglected vehicle, usually a car, a freighter, or a truck.
Synonyms: bucket of bolts, bucket of rust, hunk of junk; see also Thesaurus:old car
- 1967, David Gerrold, The Trouble with Tribbles, spoken by Korax:
  That sagging old rustbucket is designed like a garbage scow!

Translations

old, neglected vehicle

Dutch: roestbak (nl) m
French: tas de ferraille (fr) m
German: Rostlaube (de) f
Hungarian: tragacs (hu)
Russian: ведро́ (ru) n (vedró)
Spanish: carraca (es), tartana

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