noun
- old, worn-out vehicles or machines that make rattling noises
Usage: informal; plural form
Examples
- The parking lot was full of old rattletraps that barely ran.
- He drove one of those rattletraps that shook every time he hit the brakes.
- The mechanic specialized in fixing rattletraps that other shops wouldn’t touch.
- Those rattletraps in the junkyard were beyond repair.
- She bought her first car from a lot selling cheap rattletraps.
- The rattletraps made so much noise you could hear them coming from blocks away.