Definition of "ramshackle" []

• So poorly constructed or kept up that disintegration is likely; rickety: a ramshackle cabin in the woods. (adjective)

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• "In the sequence that precedes the flag-raising, for instance, we see the beaches of Guadalcanal littered with the mutilated and charred corpses of both American and Japanese soldiers; and throughout we see wounded men lying in ramshackle battlefield hospitals, their flesh, fatigues, and bandages caked with dirt and blood, all on display in the most gruesome crystal clarity."
• "About 2,000 people live here, in ramshackle trailer homes, weather-battered recreational vehicles and well-kept brick houses."
• "In drug dealings, most dealers lived in ramshackle housing/with their parents in run down neighborhoods and died early."