station wagon
A body style for cars in which the roof is extended rearward to produce an enclosed…A body style for cars in which the roof is extended rearward to produce an enclosed area in the position and serving the function of the boot (trunk) of a sedan or saloon.
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Meaning
2 senses(Australia, Canada, New Zealand, US)A body style for cars in which the roof is extended rearward to produce an enclosed area in the position and serving the function of the boot (trunk) of a sedan or saloon.
Kombi, Kombiwagen
универсал
(obsolete)A vehicle (either horse-drawn or motorized) providing transport to and from a railway station for passengers and their luggage.
- a car that has a long body and rear door with space behind rear seat
Examples
10 sentencesDoes Tom drive a station wagon?
Does Tom still drive a station wagon?
Tom drives a truck and his wife drives a station wagon.
deTom fährt einen Lkw, und seine Frau fährt einen Kombi.
We had a station wagon.
What ever happened to station wagons?
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From train station; station wagons were originally designed for transporting people and luFrom train station; station wagons were originally designed for transporting people and luggage between stations and country estates.
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Forms
plural: station wagons| Singular | station wagon |
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Synonyms
8 synonyms- a car that has a long body and rear door with space behind rear seat:beach wagonwagonestate carbeach waggonstation waggonwaggon