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estate car

n
(Automotive Engineering) Brit a car with a comparatively long body containing a large carrying space, reached through a rear door: usually the back seats can be folded forward to increase the carrying space. Also called (esp US, Canadian, Austral, and NZ): station wagon
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estate car

station wagon
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.estate car - a car that has a long body and rear door with space behind rear seatestate car - a car that has a long body and rear door with space behind rear seat
auto, automobile, car, motorcar, machine - a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work"
shooting brake - another name for a station wagon
tailboard, tailgate - a gate at the rear of a vehicle; can be lowered for loading
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estate car

noun station wagon (U.S.), shooting brake the luggage space of hatchbacks and estate cars
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Translations
kombi
stationcar
farmariauto
karavan
エステートカー
스테이션 왜건
herrgårdsvagn
รถเก๋งที่บรรทุกทั้งคนและสินค้า
ô tô rộng năm cửa

estate car

n (Brit) → auto modello familiare, station wagon f inv
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

estate car

سَتِيشُن واجُون kombi stationcar Kombiwagen στέισον βάγκον carro familiar, coche familiar farmariauto break karavan vettura familiare エステートカー 스테이션 왜건 stationcar stasjonsvogn samochód kombi carrinha, carro de passeio автомобиль с кузовом «универсал» herrgårdsvagn รถเก๋งที่บรรทุกทั้งคนและสินค้า vagon ô tô rộng năm cửa 旅行车
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Police investigating a fatal hit-and-run in Birmingham have named the victim and appealed for public help to trace an Audi estate car.
"What can't you do with this new Peugeot 508 SW?" I asked myself as Kerry Livesey from the French firm outlined some of the new estate car's finer features.
The 2.0-litre biturbo engine delivering 210PS responds to your every whim and pressing ever onwards, it is hard sometimes to remember this is a big estate car.
The 2.0-litre bi-turbo engine delivering 210ps responds to your every whim and pressing ever onwards, it is hard sometimes to remember this is a big estate car. It handles tightly and takes corners pretty lithely, eager to get to the next bend.
THE launch of Volvo's dynamic new V60 estate car marks the company's sixth all new model in just four years.
The V90 is the successor to those classic Volvo estates of old like the 245 and 265, which were probably the ultimate in estate car ownership from the 1970s onwards.
Volvo Car Corporation, a subsidiary of Geely, has started taking orders for the all-new 2018 V60 Estate car in the United Kingdom.
YOU can still have your cake and eat it when it comes to wanting a practical, spacious and comfortable family estate car but at the same time a car with sports performance - and at an affordable cost.
That adds up to lively performance for a two tonne estate car with a 0 to 60 acceleration of 6.2 seconds and a top speed limited to 155mph.
That adds up to lively performance for a two-tonne estate car with a 0 to 60 acceleration of 6.2 seconds and a top speed limited to 155mph.
The pair were searching the area at around 12.30am on Sunday, when a blue Peugeot 207 estate car was driven at them.
Touring cars often featured on main-channel TV and Volvo's success helped to revise the popular conception of what an estate car could be.