1. A car that has a long body and rear door with space behind rear seat
   "They packed their beach wagon with camping gear for the family trip";
   - station wagon [N. Amer, Austral, NZ], wagon [N. Amer, Austral, NZ], estate car [Brit, Cdn], beach waggon [Cdn, Austral, NZ], station waggon [N. Amer, Austral, NZ], waggon [Cdn, Austral, NZ], estate [Brit, informal]

Derived forms: beach wagons

Type of: auto [informal], autocar [archaic], automobile [N. Amer], car, motor [Brit, informal], motorcar, wheel [informal], whip [US, informal]

Encyclopedia: Beach wagon