estate car

American  

noun

British.

1. station wagon.

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estate car British  

noun

1. Also called (esp US, Canadian, Austral, and NZ): station wagon.  a car with a comparatively long body containing a large carrying space, reached through a rear door: usually the back seats can be folded forward to increase the carrying space

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Etymology

Origin of estate car

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

Mr. el-Kabashi told me he made his fortune in real estate, car dealerships and a cargo business in Dubai.

From New York Times • Apr. 28, 2022

A man has been jailed for dressing as a paramedic and disguising his Renault estate car as an emergency response vehicle, complete with flashing light, to run errands for his wife, a court has heard.

From The Guardian • May 21, 2015

Ruby, who was in the rear of the estate car, was taken by air ambulance to the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford as a precaution.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2014

"We only did that so we could fit the entire band and all our gear in an estate car," Singh deadpans.

From The Guardian • Feb. 17, 2011

As the undercover team from HM Revenue and Customs secretly filmed her, an ordinary estate car pulled up and the box was handed to the driver.

From BBC • May 13, 2010