Noun: station wagon 'stey-shun 'wa-gun
Usage: N. Amer, Austral, NZ (=estate car)
Usage: N. Amer, Austral, NZ (=estate car)
- A car that has a long body and rear door with space behind rear seat
"They packed their station wagon with camping gear for the family trip";
- beach 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: station wagons
Type of: auto [informal], autocar [archaic], automobile [N. Amer], car, motor [Brit, informal], motorcar, wheel [informal], whip [US, informal]
Encyclopedia: Station wagon