station wagon meaning
ENWStation wagon
- A station wagon, also called estate or simply wagon,
- The American Heritage Dictionary defines a station wagon as "an automobile with one or more rows of folding or removable seats behind the driver and no luggage compartment but an area behind the seats into which suitcases, parcels, etc.
- When a model range includes multiple body styles, such as sedan, hatchback and station wagon, the models typically share their platform, drivetrain and bodywork forward of the A-pillar. In 1969, Popular Mechanics said, "Station wagon-style ...
- NounPLstation wagonsSUF-gon
- (obsolete) A vehicle providing transport to and from a railway station.
- We expressed our readiness, and in ten minutes were in the station wagon, rolling rapidly down the long drive, for it was then after nine. We passed on the way the van of the guests from Asquith.
- (US, Australia, New Zealand, automotive) A body style for cars in which the roof is extended rearward to produce an enclosed area in the position of and serving the function of the boot (trunk) of a sedan / saloon.
- (obsolete) A vehicle providing transport to and from a railway station.
Definition of station wagon in English Dictionary
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Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this idiom "station wagon" is a noun, more specifically, a countable noun.