roof rack
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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It performed “immensely well,” Curic said, even in a blizzard and after his team asked Wayve to shift sensors from an unsightly roof rack to the wing mirrors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
A child's bike is perched on their roof rack, next to big blankets they were given in an aid pack.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2023
That’s what prompted the city to invest in a security camera, allowing them to catch a video of the vehicle with a distinctive roof rack doing burnouts June 20.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 7, 2023
We load the boats up on the roof rack and tie them down with winching straps, stopping half a mile down the road to make sure they’re holding before heading on to the drop-off point.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2023
The bus attendant ties our luggage on the roof rack and we cram inside, finding corners and seat edges to perch on.
From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell
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