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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Being in the back of a camper was particularly welcome because both of our parents smoked incessantly — as people did back then — so riding in the back of our Ford Falcon station wagon was a cornucopia of second-hand smoke.
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Marla Jo Fisher, Orange County Register, 29 May 2024
Their future, it should also be pointed out, is our past: Lund sets the film in a throwback version of the ’90s where the players drive pickups and station wagons, and the signage is all hand-painted.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 21 May 2024
The girls couldn’t pick his station wagon out of a group of cars.
—Marisa Kwiatkowski, USA TODAY, 14 May 2024
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.
—Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Apr. 2024
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Marla Jo Fisher, Orange County Register, 29 May 2024
Their future, it should also be pointed out, is our past: Lund sets the film in a throwback version of the ’90s where the players drive pickups and station wagons, and the signage is all hand-painted.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 21 May 2024
The girls couldn’t pick his station wagon out of a group of cars.
—Marisa Kwiatkowski, USA TODAY, 14 May 2024
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.
—Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Apr. 2024
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“Station wagon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/station%20wagon. Accessed 8 Jun. 2024.
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