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

Examples of station wagon in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Also, while a station wagon using SPA3 hasn’t been ruled out, there is nothing on the roadmap for now. —James Morris, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026

When his last coalition collapsed in 2023 in a dispute over reining in migration, Rutte again leaned on that image, driving an old Saab station wagon to a royal palace to hand his resignation to King Willem-Alexander. —Mike Corder, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2026

The once station wagon-leaning family chariot has morphed into a crossover sport utility vehicle. —James Raia, Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2026

Europe has long had a preference for station wagons and smaller SUVs, even in recent years with bigger SUVs gaining there. —Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 9 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1929, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for station wagon

• agone
• dragon
• lagan
• waggon
• anlagen
• bandwagon
• snapdragon

Kids Definition

station wagon

noun

: an automobile that has a large open area behind the back seat instead of a trunk and that has a door at the back for loading and unloading things