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：2025/11/20
winter rat
Noun
US
colloquial
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
非常に古く、見た目にも劣る自動車。低価格で購入され、厳しい冬の間、腐食性の道路用塩害から大切な車を守るために、代わりに使用される車を指す表現。 / 季節限定で使用される、老朽化した実用的な自動車
（ plural ）
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(idiomatic, colloquial, US) An old, unattractive automobile, purchased for little money, to be driven during brutal Great Lakes winters while the owner's good
car remains garaged and protected from corrosive road salt for the season.
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winter rat
I drove my winter rat through ice and road salt all season so my good car could stay safely garaged.
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I drove my winter rat through ice and road salt all season so my good car could stay safely garaged.
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