land yacht

noun

Definition of land yachtnext
as in stock car

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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. — 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 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
  1. stock car
  2. sports car
  3. muscle car
  4. town car
  5. station wagon
  6. limousine
  7. coupe
  8. mini
Noun
  • Kennedy, a member of the family that has run NASCAR for decades, was a pro stock car driver before joining the executive ranks.
    — Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Collins brings extensive motorsport experience to the platform, with a career that has included competition at Le Mans, Formula 3 and stock car racing.
    — Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of stock car
Noun
  • The move marked a departure from the aesthetic of typical Ferraris and came despite other sports car manufacturers, notably Porsche and Lamborghini, scaling back on plans to launch their own EVs due to weak demand.
    — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026
  • This unexpected outcome demonstrated the CrossClimate 2's ability to instill confidence, even enabling a minivan to outperform a sports car, validating its premium cost.
    — Scotty Reiss, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of sports car
Noun
  • One model – the full-size Dodge Charger muscle car – shows up among the top ten models in both most-lethal lists.
    — Jim Gorzelany, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The muscle car spirit lives on in Shelby American’s latest truck.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 31 July 2026
Definition of muscle car
Noun
  • The father and children were last seen in a 2011 Black Lincoln town car with the California license plate SOLOYST.
    — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 26 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of town car
Noun
  • But each vehicle is unique — an all-purpose sedan (station wagon), a two-door convertible and the four-door Town Car Phaeton.
    — James Raia, Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2026
  • My family loved to spin yarns and tell stories, whether at the dinner table or on long drives in the station wagon and the backward-facing trundle seat.
    — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
Definition of station wagon
Noun
  • The bullet that struck Reagan had bounced off of a limousine – one of many bullets fired in the shooting spree, which wounded three others.
    — Owen Carry, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Several of the accompanying staff and Secret Service agents were injured, and one of the bullets ricocheted off of President Reagan’s limousine and struck him in the chest.
    — Jack Dunn, Variety, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of limousine
Noun
  • The coupe’s saffron finish with cobalt-blue accents is a combination that has helped define LV’s color palette for much of its history.
    — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The manual package adds $8,550 to the Carrera S coupe’s starting price, bringing it to $167,100, while the manual cabriolet jumps nearly $11,000 to $181,000.
    — Kyle Cheromcha, The Drive, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of coupe
Noun
  • Those small weekly gains could be the difference between winning and losing mini-leagues.
    — Abdul Rehman, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The mini-Mozarts populated not only the garden of the composer's former house, but also his living quarters as well as several pavilions.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of mini

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“Land yacht.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/land%20yacht. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

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