station wagon
noun
: an automobile that has a passenger compartment which extends to the back of the vehicle, that has no trunk, that has one or more rear seats which can be folded down to make space for light cargo, and that has a tailgate or liftgate
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The Volvo station wagon is not in its first production year.
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ArsTechnica, 16 May 2025
Before that decade, station wagons were a relatively small part of auto production.
—David Krumboltz, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2025
Back in the pure-combustion era, there were few breeds of car cooler than a high-performance German station wagon.
—Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 23 Apr. 2025
On July 14, 2004, Mahdi stole a .380 caliber pistol, a set of Virginia license plates and a station wagon from his neighbor before heading for North Carolina.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 12 Apr. 2025
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ArsTechnica, 16 May 2025
Before that decade, station wagons were a relatively small part of auto production.
—David Krumboltz, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2025
Back in the pure-combustion era, there were few breeds of car cooler than a high-performance German station wagon.
—Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 23 Apr. 2025
On July 14, 2004, Mahdi stole a .380 caliber pistol, a set of Virginia license plates and a station wagon from his neighbor before heading for North Carolina.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 12 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for station wagon
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“Station wagon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/station%20wagon. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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