station wagon

noun

1. an automobile with one or more rows of folding or removable seats behind the driver and no luggage compartment but an area behind the seats into which suitcases, parcels, etc., can be loaded through a tailgate.

station wagon

noun

1. British term: estate car. 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of station wagon¹

An Americanism dating back to 1925–30

Example Sentences

No one is immune to holiday fatigue, and it is contagious: One grumpy traveler can make the rest of his or her party miserable before the station wagon has left the driveway.

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Debbi and I got in our station wagon, drove to Susanna’s house and played together.

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He and his brother and cousins would pile into his uncle’s station wagon and made their way to downtown Los Angeles, where the family would go shopping.

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I remember loading up the station wagon on several occasions and fleeing to our Aunt Faith’s house.

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Swedish police said they are looking for witnesses who may have seen a silver station wagon "that may be relevant to the case".

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