shooting brake


nounBritish.

Origin of shooting brake

1
First recorded in 1910–15; earlier, a light horse-drawn wagonette; compare break, brake bodiless carriage frame, wagonette (< ?)

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British Dictionary definitions for shooting brake

shooting brake

noun
  1. British a former name for estate car

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