- Brit 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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estate′ car′, [Brit.]
- Automotive, British TermsSee station wagon.
- 1945–50
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estate car n
ˈsta•tion ˌwag•on, n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Automotivean automobile with one or more rows of folding or removable seats behind the driver and an area behind these seats into which suitcases, parcels, etc., can be loaded through a tailgate.
sta′tion wag′on,
- Automotivean 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. Also called,[esp. Brit.,] estate car.
- 1925–30, American.
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