noun
- an old car or vehicle in poor condition that makes rattling noises
Usage: informal
Examples
- His old rattletrap barely made it up the hill.
- She drove her rattletrap to work every day despite its constant problems.
- The mechanic said it would cost more to fix the rattletrap than it was worth.
- We could hear the rattletrap coming from blocks away.
- After years of faithful service, the family rattletrap finally broke down.
- He bought the rattletrap for fifty dollars at a garage sale.