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roof rack

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noun

  1. a rack attached to the roof of a motor vehicle for carrying luggage, skis, etc

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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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