station wagon

station wagonnoun

• 1

  automotivetransportvehiclesA 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.

  • 1952 November, Should You Buy A Station Wagon?, Kiplinger′s Personal Finance, page 45, Trade-in values for station wagons have shown a marked improvement since the introduction of the all-steel body. In fact, a station wagon buyer need not worry about his investment′s depreciating any more than he would have to if he bought a four-door sedan.
  • The Negro was lying in a ditch on the left side of the road, face down, headed west, and the body more or less parallel to the road and about a car length behind the station wagon and a car length in front of Price′s car.
• 2

  obsoleteA vehicle (either horse-drawn or motorized) providing transport to and from a railway station for passengers and their luggage.

  • 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.