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Recent Examples of land yacht
But more small car options is undeniably a good thing in a society overrun by rolling land yachts.
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Thomas Ricker, The Verge, 9 Jan. 2025
Seville, Deville, Eldorado, Fleetwood — the names of the brand’s land yachts are legendary, having graced generation after generation of enormous, sybaritic sedans, coupes, and convertibles across the span of the 20th Century.
—Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 31 Oct. 2024
For decades, the full-size luxury sedan—functionally land yachts loaded with creature comforts—was the pinnacle of American carmaking.
—Patrick George, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2024
But Americans have always liked their cars on the massive side of things, preferring land yachts like the Ford Galaxie, Buick Roadmaster, and Cadillac Eldorado over compact hatchbacks every day of the week.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 15 Aug. 2024
The new all-German camper looks to bring an unprecedented level of land yacht luxury to the Class B segment while still offering enough hard-nosed grit and self-sufficient supply to handle extended treks off road and grid.
—New Atlas, 18 July 2024
Chamberlin keeps her 45-foot land yacht with its slideouts opened in the massive barn.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2024
Once notorious for lumbering land yachts, Caddy applied a ruthless gram-by-gram strategy to trim weight.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Mar. 2014
Thomas Ricker, The Verge, 9 Jan. 2025
Seville, Deville, Eldorado, Fleetwood — the names of the brand’s land yachts are legendary, having graced generation after generation of enormous, sybaritic sedans, coupes, and convertibles across the span of the 20th Century.
—Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 31 Oct. 2024
For decades, the full-size luxury sedan—functionally land yachts loaded with creature comforts—was the pinnacle of American carmaking.
—Patrick George, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2024
But Americans have always liked their cars on the massive side of things, preferring land yachts like the Ford Galaxie, Buick Roadmaster, and Cadillac Eldorado over compact hatchbacks every day of the week.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 15 Aug. 2024
The new all-German camper looks to bring an unprecedented level of land yacht luxury to the Class B segment while still offering enough hard-nosed grit and self-sufficient supply to handle extended treks off road and grid.
—New Atlas, 18 July 2024
Chamberlin keeps her 45-foot land yacht with its slideouts opened in the massive barn.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2024
Once notorious for lumbering land yachts, Caddy applied a ruthless gram-by-gram strategy to trim weight.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Mar. 2014
Recent Examples of Synonyms for land yacht
Noun
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The roots of American stock car racing can be traced back to the moonshine business that once thrived in the hills of the Carolinas and Georgia.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 June 2026
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Along the way, Berry developed a reputation as one of stock car racing’s most dependable substitute drivers.—
Greg Engle,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
Noun
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The German sports car maker has just unveiled the 911 GT3 Earls Court 51 Edition.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
18 June 2026
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Eventually the costs became too much for GT1, then GT2 (later called GTE, or GTLM in IMSA), and in 2024 the ACO decided to import the GT3 category, which was created back in 2005 by Stéphane Ratel as a way to make sports car racing less expensive for amateurs.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
12 June 2026
Noun
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To find out more about the British muscle car, check out the full story here.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
17 June 2026
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After Trevor strolls back to his muscle car and drives away, Easton pops up, curious as to who that was.—
Matt Thompson,
SPIN,
11 May 2026
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The app, called Cherry, lasted only a year, but Sacks did better with another early-stage investment in a company that sent a town car to pick you up.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
4 May 2026
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EVs would make ideal little town cars, catering for maybe 90% of driving needs.—
Neil Winton,
Forbes.com,
21 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Helen and the kids fled for upstate in their station wagon, while Mango and the family cat, Puss Puss, stayed behind.—
Matthew Sedacca,
Curbed,
10 June 2026
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Yes, the engine remained a 12-cylinder mounted up front, but to improve space and practicality, Ferrari ditched the coupe body for a shooting brake—a three-door station wagon.—
Will Sabel Courtney,
Robb Report,
28 May 2026
Noun
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Along with his men’s store, her brother also owns a limousine business.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2026
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The Blue Butterly follows Sentwali (Toussaint), a man haunted by his past who lives a cocooned life driving a limousine through the city, who meets a woman, played by Succession‘s Sanaa Latham.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
4 June 2026
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Among the beauty pageant of 1960s Ferrari road cars, arguably the most dazzling is the 275 GTB/4 coupe.—
Howard Walker,
Robb Report,
22 June 2026
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But none of those cars can get anywhere near the Prelude’s efficiency, while the coupe gives up little in terms of driver engagement.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
10 June 2026
Noun
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One of the things that was different from the last mini-generation of streaming was that this was a proper pilot process.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
19 June 2026
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Still, this distinction may shed light on the mini-glut conundrum.—
George Calhoun,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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“Land yacht.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/land%20yacht. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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