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. 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 British termestate car

Word History and Origins

Origin of station wagon¹

An Americanism dating back to 1925–30

Example Sentences

Being the two youngest in the car, Susan and I were relegated to the “way back” of our Ford Country Squire station wagon.

From Los Angeles Times

She turned to see that he and Sydney had stopped at an oldish Volvo station wagon that looked more mom than Bond.

From Literature

Romney own doggy debacle came in 1983 when as a young father he packed up the family Chevrolet station wagon for a summer trip from Boston to the Canadian Atlantic seaboard.

From Seattle Times

Because so many of us took those trips with our families in the back of the station wagons and pickup trucks.

From Los Angeles Times

The back of the house had a big white wooden staircase that faced the driveway, where a Jeep and a station wagon were parked.

From Literature

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