ricketytower
nounUK /ˈrɪkɪti ˈtaʊə/
US /ˈrɪkɪti ˈtaʊər/
A tall building that is old and shaky and looks like it might fall down.
The knight climbed the rickety tower to rescue the princess.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A game where players stack blocks into a tall, wobbly tower.
We played ricketytower until the blocks crashed to the floor.
3. A very tall stack of things that is not steady.
He built a ricketytower of books on his desk.
4. A weak or unstable organization or plan that could easily fail.
The company was a ricketytower that collapsed after one bad year.