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

Reports suggested the Volkswagen estate car was the same as one used in a similar incident in February 2014.

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2020

Josh’s coffin arrived in an estate car, and was carried in by his friends and father.

From The Guardian • Jan. 6, 2018

He disguised their blue Renault Laguna estate car in the style of a first-response ambulance and jumped behind the wheel.

From The Guardian • May 21, 2015

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