bolt bucket

English

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

bolt bucket

noun bolt buckets

  1. idiomatic, slang A machine, especially an automobile. Implies that the machine is clunky or unreliable. He's still driving the old boltbucket he drove while he was in school.

Translations

Every language

noun a clunky or unreliable machine, especially an automobile

Françaistas de boue, tas de ferraille
Русскийведро с гайками vedro s gajkami, драндуле́т drandulét, колыма́га kolymága

Talk about this word

Cite this
MLA

"bolt bucket." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bolt%20bucket. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

bolt bucket. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bolt%20bucket

Chicago

"bolt bucket." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bolt%20bucket.

BibTeX
@misc{bolt_bucket_2026,
  title = {bolt bucket},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bolt%20bucket},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}