Estate
Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-002086
A passenger car body style characterized by a roofline that extends rearward over a cargo area, with a rear door or tailgate for access. This design merges the passenger cabin with the cargo space, providing more interior volume than a sedan of a similar footprint. Known as a station wagon in North American English, the estate body style is defined by its two-box configuration, with pillars designated A, B, C, and D.
| Identifier | MLC-T-IND-002086 |
|---|---|
| Field | Industrial and trades |
| Subject | Automotive |
| Synonyms | estate car; station sedan; station wagon; wagon |
| See also | Station wagon; Wagon |
| Translations | German: Estate; Spanish: estate; French: break |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-IND-002086",
"term": "Estate",
"field": "Industrial and trades",
"definition": "A passenger car body style characterized by a roofline that extends rearward over a cargo area, with a rear door or tailgate for access. This design merges the passenger cabin with the cargo space, providing more interior volume than a sedan of a similar footprint. Known as a station wagon in North American English, the estate body style is defined by its two-box configuration, with pillars designated A, B, C, and D.",
"synonyms": [
"estate car",
"station sedan",
"station wagon",
"wagon"
],
"subject": "Automotive",
"see_also": [
"station wagon",
"wagon"
],
"translations": {
"de": "Estate",
"es": "estate",
"fr": "break"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/estate/"
}
Record 2,298 of 7,311 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.