rust bucket
1rust bucket — noun (informal) A badly rusted car • • • Main Entry: ↑rust …
2rust bucket — n. a naval destroyer; any ship. (Military.) □ I’m anxious to get off this old rust bucket. □ Why don’t I ever get assigned to a new ship? It’s always some crummy rust bucket! …
3rust bucket — /ˈrʌst bʌkət/ (say rust bukuht) noun Colloquial a motor vehicle (or ship) which is rusted to the point of being unroadworthy (or unseaworthy): *the vessel, which has been branded a costly rust bucket, has formally restored a defence capability… …
4rust bucket — noun Date: 1945 an old and dilapidated ship …
5Rust bucket — badly rusted motor vehicle …
6rust bucket — Australian Slang badly rusted motor vehicle …
7rust-bucket — n an old dilapidated or shoddily manufac tured car. The term was earlier applied to ships and aeroplanes …
8rust bucket — noun informal, often humorous a vehicle or ship which is old and badly rusted …
9rust-bucket — Noun. A dilapidated rusty old car, or vehicle …
10rust bucket — A colloquial term for a badly corroded car …
