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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The types of cars marketed to women have tended to reinforce their domestic roles: Over the decades, the station wagon and the minivan have been touted for their ease in accommodating children and groceries.
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Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Apr. 2024
In 1963, LaVerne Biser and his family piled into an Oldsmobile station wagon and drove almost 2,000 miles from Texas to Maine to watch their first solar eclipse.
—Cathy Free, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024
The station wagon hasn’t been prevalent on U.S. roads for decades now, but the body style still has some life left in it.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 5 Apr. 2024
During its 23-year run, two- and four-door Morris Minor sedans, convertibles, the Traveller (station wagon), vans and pickup trucks were made.
—David Krumboltz, The Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2024
These SUVs have supplanted sedans and station wagons as the family-mobile of choice, offering all the advantages of a hatchback with a lofty driving position.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 13 Dec. 2023
The best-selling vehicles in the United States last year were Ford F-Series pickup trucks (which for many drivers have taken the place of station wagons).
—David Owen, The New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2024
Reasonable observers would recognize it as a station wagon, albeit one with a pronounced purpose and lots of un-wagon-like attributes.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 2024
Similarly, ownership of smaller vehicles (like sedans, coupes and station wagons) is down since 2009.
—Emily Badger, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2023
Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Apr. 2024
In 1963, LaVerne Biser and his family piled into an Oldsmobile station wagon and drove almost 2,000 miles from Texas to Maine to watch their first solar eclipse.
—Cathy Free, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024
The station wagon hasn’t been prevalent on U.S. roads for decades now, but the body style still has some life left in it.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 5 Apr. 2024
During its 23-year run, two- and four-door Morris Minor sedans, convertibles, the Traveller (station wagon), vans and pickup trucks were made.
—David Krumboltz, The Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2024
These SUVs have supplanted sedans and station wagons as the family-mobile of choice, offering all the advantages of a hatchback with a lofty driving position.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 13 Dec. 2023
The best-selling vehicles in the United States last year were Ford F-Series pickup trucks (which for many drivers have taken the place of station wagons).
—David Owen, The New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2024
Reasonable observers would recognize it as a station wagon, albeit one with a pronounced purpose and lots of un-wagon-like attributes.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 2024
Similarly, ownership of smaller vehicles (like sedans, coupes and station wagons) is down since 2009.
—Emily Badger, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2023
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“Station wagon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/station%20wagon. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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