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Noun: estate car  i'steyt kaa(r)
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: station wagon)
  1. A car that has a long body and rear door with space behind rear seat
    - beach wagon [N. Amer, Austral, NZ], station wagon [N. Amer, Austral, NZ], wagon [N. Amer, Austral, NZ], beach waggon [Cdn, Austral, NZ], station waggon [N. Amer, Austral, NZ], waggon [Cdn, Austral, NZ], estate [Brit, informal]

Derived forms: estate cars

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

Encyclopedia: Estate car