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rust bucket
rust bucket n slang something that is run-down or dilapidated, esp a very badly rusted car adj informal run-down or dilapidated: rustbucket factories.
rust bucket
rust bucketAny vehicle that is particularly old, unsophisticated, and dilapidated, especially a car; a clunker. Hyphenated when used as a modifier before a noun. When are you going to get rid of that old rust bucket and buy something you'll actually enjoy driving? I had my reservations climbing aboard the rust-bucket prop plane, but I have to say, it got us there with no issues whatsoever.See also: bucket, rustrust bucket n. a naval destroyer; any ship. (Military.) Why don’t I ever get assigned to a new ship? It’s always some crummy rust bucket! See also: bucket, rust |