boneshaker

• Substantiv, das jedes Radfahrzeug bezeichnet, das klapprig, wackelig und unbequem zu fahren ist; meist abwertend für ein altes, schlecht gefedertes Fahrrad oder Auto.

A noun referring to any wheeled vehicle that is dilapidated, rickety, and uncomfortable to ride in.

1. Dilapidated vehicleC1informalbritish

   Any wheeled vehicle that is old, worn-out, and uncomfortable to ride in.

   Schrottkiste

   • His old car is a real boneshaker; it rattles on every bump.
   • We drove across town in a boneshaker of a bus.
   • The bicycle was a boneshaker, with no suspension and a hard seat.

   Synonymebeaterheapjalopywreck