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单词 shooting brake
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shooting brake
shooting brake n. an estate car, now rare; originally a light, horse-drawn wagonette designed to accommodate passengers and goods (cf. break n.2).
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beach-wagon1869
ranch wagon1879
shooting brake1912
sport utility1925
station wagon1929
carryall1932
sports utility1940
ute1943
utility1944
estate car1950
wagon1955
estate wagon1959
SUV1987
1912 H. J. Butler Motor Bodies & Chassis iv. 48 Wagonettes, Shooting Brakes, and Luggage Cars.—This type of body fulfils the requirements of the sporting dogcart, and generally has sufficient capacity to replace two of these horsed vehicles.
1934 A. G. Street Endless Furrow xvii. 301 After a few minutes occupied with introductions and drinking a glass of sherry James found himself in the shooting brake, and soon the four-in-hand swept through the gates into the town.
1948 H. McCausland Eng. Carriage iv. 77 A very neat, very sporting little brake..intended for private use in the country with a team or pair, was the Shooting Brake, which had, behind its high box, a strong suggestion of the dog-cart in its bodywork.
1958 Times 13 Aug. 4/5 One man was killed and 11 people were injured when a shooting brake and a motor coach were in collision at Holcombe Brook, Bury, to-night.
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