estate car

American

noun

British.

station wagon.

estate car British

noun

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

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One of those lines of inquiry was a dark green estate car seen parked near the shop at the time of the killing.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2024

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

Farm worker Richard Fiddy, 74, came across an estate car stuck in a snowdrift near Norwich on Thursday.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 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

James, who will be 40 on 1 August, is a 6ft 4in sometime Armani model, a frequent contributor of thoughtful columns to the Observer, and owns an estate car that runs on rapeseed oil.

From The Guardian • Jun. 18, 2010

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