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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One was the land-yacht-style station wagon, perhaps in avocado green with faux-wood paneling.
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Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2024
When Lunsford eats the beef fat fries from Xiao Bao, she's transported to the back seat of her mother's station wagon with a wave of nostalgia.
—Molly Davis, The Tennessean, 8 July 2024
People sleep in all kinds of adventure vehicles—old vans, new Sprinter vans, RVs, trucks with toppers, trucks with campers, station wagons, even in sedans in which the back seats fold down.
—Brendan Leonard, Outside Online, 23 Nov. 2024
Keith drives in in a station wagon, which smacks of cursed Garrett and his minivan, but Keith will hopefully be better than Garrett.
—Alice Burton, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2024
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Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2024
When Lunsford eats the beef fat fries from Xiao Bao, she's transported to the back seat of her mother's station wagon with a wave of nostalgia.
—Molly Davis, The Tennessean, 8 July 2024
People sleep in all kinds of adventure vehicles—old vans, new Sprinter vans, RVs, trucks with toppers, trucks with campers, station wagons, even in sedans in which the back seats fold down.
—Brendan Leonard, Outside Online, 23 Nov. 2024
Keith drives in in a station wagon, which smacks of cursed Garrett and his minivan, but Keith will hopefully be better than Garrett.
—Alice Burton, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2024
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“Station wagon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/station%20wagon. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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