roof rack

noun

: a frame that is attached to the roof of a vehicle and that is used for holding luggage, bicycles, skis, etc.

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The clamp is strong enough to grab the tip of a ski for ground-up action shots, a sled for POV runs, a roof rack for road-trip footage, or even a tree branch for drive-by ski shots. Graham Averill, Outside, 24 Feb. 2026 The roof rack adds more cargo space and a rugged design. Morgan Korn, ABC News, 21 Dec. 2025 Our kids still haven’t gotten the chance to pop through the sunroof, as the roof rack on our Toyota makes such a maneuver impossible, or at least very uncomfortable. Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2025 Outdoor Rev tent is actually a little lighter than the base Weekend tent but relies on a platform roof rack to essentially serve as its base panel – when packaged with its own panel, weight leaps to 73 lb (33 kg) total. New Atlas, 30 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for roof rack

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“Roof rack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roof%20rack. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.

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