station wagonn.

Brit.

/ˈsteɪʃn ˌwaɡ(ə)n/, U.S.

/ˈsteɪʃən ˌwæɡən/

Forms: see station n. and wagon n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: station n., wagon n.

Etymology: < station n. + wagon n.

1. Chiefly Military. A type of horse-drawn carriage fitted with telegraphic equipment, used as a mobile telegraph station or (later) wireless station. Now historical and rare.

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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > cart, carriage, or wagon > carriage for conveying persons > [noun] > types of carriage > other carriages

dilly1786

telegraph1799

araba1814

station wagon1868

rumbelow1881

1868 N.-Y. Tribune 22 June 5/2 Then followed the station wagon with instruments set, and in seven minutes..a message was passing over the wire.

1874 Pop. Sci. Monthly July 305 The telegraph corps carries with it one or more wagons fitted up as stations... Fig. 1 is an outline sketch of a Prussian station-wagon.

1889 C. W. B. Bell Armed Strength Switzerland xv. 205 The station wagon, cable wagon, and 2 line wagons form a telegraph unit.

2002 C. F. Colton tr. H. Cron Imperial German Army, 1914–18 (2006) 199 The Light Wireless Station had 1 station wagon and 1 store wagon.

2. U.S. Now historical.

a. A type of horse-drawn covered carriage, originally as used for transporting passengers to or from a railway station.

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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > cart, carriage, or wagon > carriage for conveying persons > [noun] > types of carriage > covered > other covered carriages

caravan?1672

Berlin1694

kittereen1792

coupé1834

clarence1843

station wagon1876

1876 Dayspring (Boston) May 72/1 Is she an egg-shell, that May's father has so many charges to be sure and be at home to help her from the station wagon?

1894 Hub News 23 May 77/1 Business has been fairly good this spring... Traps are in most demand, next come buggies, cutunders, and business rockaways or station wagons.

1916 Bull. U.S. Bureau Labor Statistics May 120 (table) Drivers..1-horse station wagon.

1940 Tales of Pioneer Women 290 We had what I think was called a ‘station waggon’, or four-wheeled buggy.

2005 Record (Kitchener-Waterloo, Ont.) (Nexis) 29 Dec. d5 The original horse-drawn station wagon..had a fancy wooden body, and was used to transport passengers from the railway station to the hotel.

b. A motorized carriage used for transporting passengers to or from a railway station.

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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > motor car > [noun] > with body like specific horse-drawn vehicle

surrey1896

station wagon1900

1900 Electr. Rev. (U.S.) 30 Nov. 863/1 The Woods Motor Vehicle Company..shows a stanhope, station wagon, runabout, brougham and victoria.

1904 Sci. Amer. 30 Jan. 99/1 Manufacturers of Electric Broughams, Landaus,..Station Wagons, Surreys.

1913 Electr. Rev. 5 Apr. 740/3 Among the other old-type models were..surreys, tonneaus, station wagons.

2003 D. R. Contosta & G. C. Momjian Plymouth & Whitemarsh Townships v. 94 Motorized station wagons retained the style of a wood-sided wagon—even if the wood was fake.

3. Originally U.S. A large car designed to carry goods as well as passengers, having a rear door leading to an open storage area behind the seats; an estate car.The more usual term for an estate car outside British English.

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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > motor car > [noun] > estate car

beach-wagon1869

ranch wagon1879

shooting brake1912

sport utility1925

station wagon1929

carryall1932

sports utility1940

ute1943

utility1944

estate car1950

wagon1955

estate wagon1959

SUV1987

1929 N.Y. Times 6 Jan. xi. 1/5 The Ford Motor Company is having its own exhibition... The three new models..are the town sedan, the convertible cabriolet, and the station wagon.

1949 F. Maclean Eastern Approaches ii. iii. 200 This was a new cut-down Ford station waggon, with room in it for six people and a certain amount of kit.

1980 In Touch (Wellington, N.Z.) May 7 We had to take out a commercial motor vehicle policy on our old dunger of a station wagon.

2001 Day (New London, Connecticut) 1 Dec. d1/3 For those not wishing to put up with the bulk of a sport-ute.., the automotive world has come full circle. Yup, the station wagon is back.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	station wagon
释义	station wagonn. Brit. /ˈsteɪʃn ˌwaɡ(ə)n/, U.S. /ˈsteɪʃən ˌwæɡən/ Forms: see station n. and wagon n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: station n., wagon n. Etymology: < station n. + wagon n. 1. Chiefly Military. A type of horse-drawn carriage fitted with telegraphic equipment, used as a mobile telegraph station or (later) wireless station. Now historical and rare. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > cart, carriage, or wagon > carriage for conveying persons > [noun] > types of carriage > other carriages dilly1786 telegraph1799 araba1814 station wagon1868 rumbelow1881 1868 N.-Y. Tribune 22 June 5/2 Then followed the station wagon with instruments set, and in seven minutes..a message was passing over the wire. 1874 Pop. Sci. Monthly July 305 The telegraph corps carries with it one or more wagons fitted up as stations... Fig. 1 is an outline sketch of a Prussian station-wagon. 1889 C. W. B. Bell Armed Strength Switzerland xv. 205 The station wagon, cable wagon, and 2 line wagons form a telegraph unit. 2002 C. F. Colton tr. H. Cron Imperial German Army, 1914–18 (2006) 199 The Light Wireless Station had 1 station wagon and 1 store wagon. 2. U.S. Now historical. a. A type of horse-drawn covered carriage, originally as used for transporting passengers to or from a railway station. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > cart, carriage, or wagon > carriage for conveying persons > [noun] > types of carriage > covered > other covered carriages caravan?1672 Berlin1694 kittereen1792 coupé1834 clarence1843 station wagon1876 1876 Dayspring (Boston) May 72/1 Is she an egg-shell, that May's father has so many charges to be sure and be at home to help her from the station wagon? 1894 Hub News 23 May 77/1 Business has been fairly good this spring... Traps are in most demand, next come buggies, cutunders, and business rockaways or station wagons. 1916 Bull. U.S. Bureau Labor Statistics May 120 (table) Drivers..1-horse station wagon. 1940 Tales of Pioneer Women 290 We had what I think was called a ‘station waggon’, or four-wheeled buggy. 2005 Record (Kitchener-Waterloo, Ont.) (Nexis) 29 Dec. d5 The original horse-drawn station wagon..had a fancy wooden body, and was used to transport passengers from the railway station to the hotel. b. A motorized carriage used for transporting passengers to or from a railway station. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > motor car > [noun] > with body like specific horse-drawn vehicle surrey1896 station wagon1900 1900 Electr. Rev. (U.S.) 30 Nov. 863/1 The Woods Motor Vehicle Company..shows a stanhope, station wagon, runabout, brougham and victoria. 1904 Sci. Amer. 30 Jan. 99/1 Manufacturers of Electric Broughams, Landaus,..Station Wagons, Surreys. 1913 Electr. Rev. 5 Apr. 740/3 Among the other old-type models were..surreys, tonneaus, station wagons. 2003 D. R. Contosta & G. C. Momjian Plymouth & Whitemarsh Townships v. 94 Motorized station wagons retained the style of a wood-sided wagon—even if the wood was fake. 3. Originally U.S. A large car designed to carry goods as well as passengers, having a rear door leading to an open storage area behind the seats; an estate car.The more usual term for an estate car outside British English. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > motor car > [noun] > estate car beach-wagon1869 ranch wagon1879 shooting brake1912 sport utility1925 station wagon1929 carryall1932 sports utility1940 ute1943 utility1944 estate car1950 wagon1955 estate wagon1959 SUV1987 1929 N.Y. Times 6 Jan. xi. 1/5 The Ford Motor Company is having its own exhibition... The three new models..are the town sedan, the convertible cabriolet, and the station wagon. 1949 F. Maclean Eastern Approaches ii. iii. 200 This was a new cut-down Ford station waggon, with room in it for six people and a certain amount of kit. 1980 In Touch (Wellington, N.Z.) May 7 We had to take out a commercial motor vehicle policy on our old dunger of a station wagon. 2001 Day (New London, Connecticut) 1 Dec. d1/3 For those not wishing to put up with the bulk of a sport-ute.., the automotive world has come full circle. Yup, the station wagon is back. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1868
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