"rustbucket" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rustbuckets [plural]
Etymology: From rust + bucket. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|rust|bucket}} rust + bucket Head templates: {{en-noun}} rustbucket (plural rustbuckets)
  1. (slang) An old, neglected vehicle, usually a car, a freighter, or a truck. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Vehicles Synonyms: bucket of bolts, bucket of rust, hunk of junk, old car, rust-bucket, rust bucket Translations (old, neglected vehicle): roestbak [masculine] (Dutch), tas de ferraille [masculine] (French), Rostlaube [feminine] (German), tragacs (Hungarian), ведро́ (vedró) [neuter] (Russian), carraca (Spanish), tartana (Spanish)

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