Roof rack

Roof rack

A roof rack is a set of bars secured to the roof of a motor car. It is used to carry bulky items such as bicycles, canoes, kayaks, skis and various assorted carriers and containers.

Older roof racks were usually mounted directly to the gutter surrounding the roof line. More modern vehicles, which do not have gutters, can often have a roof rack installed by attaching hooks to the top of the door frames.

Some automobiles have fittings for proprietary racks which fit into reinforced lugs in the roof. Other vehicles have a factory-installed permanent roof rack.


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  • roof rack — roof racks also roof rack N COUNT A roof rack is a metal frame that is fixed on top of a car and used for carrying large objects. [BRIT] (in AM, use luggage rack) …   English dictionary

  • roof-rack — n BrE a metal frame fixed on top of a car and used for carrying bags, cases etc American Equivalent: luggage rack …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • roof rack — roof ,rack noun count BRITISH a LUGGAGE RACK on a car …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • roof rack — ► NOUN ▪ a framework for carrying luggage on the roof of a vehicle …   English terms dictionary

  • roof rack — noun carrier for holding luggage above the seats of a train or on top of a car • Syn: ↑luggage rack • Hypernyms: ↑carrier * * * roof rack noun A rack which may be fitted to the roof of a car, etc to carry luggage, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑roof * *… …   Useful english dictionary

  • roof rack — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms roof rack : singular roof rack plural roof racks British a metal frame fixed on the roof of a car, used for carrying large objects, bicycles etc. The American word is luggage rack …   English dictionary

  • roof rack — /ˈruf ræk/ (say roohf rak) noun a system of bars attached to the roof of a motor vehicle and used for the carriage of luggage, etc. Also, roof rack …  

  • roof-rack — see roof rack …   English dictionary

  • roof rack — A luggage rack on the roof of a vehicle …   Dictionary of automotive terms

  • roof-rack — noun (C) BrE a metal frame fixed on top of a car and used for carrying bags, cases etc; luggage rack AmE …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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