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beach wagon

beach wagon

3.0
A long car with extra space behind the seats and a rear door
  • noun
  • /biːtʃ ˈwæɡən/
  • US
translation icon : familiar
  • We packed all our gear into the beach wagon and drove to the shore.

Examples

  • The family bought a used beach wagon for their summer road trips.

  • He remembers riding in the old beach wagon as a child, watching the scenery roll by.

  • We packed the beach wagon for our trip.

  • Did you see my beach wagon parked outside?

  • The family bought a used beach wagon to make their summer road trips more comfortable.

  • We loaded our coolers and umbrellas into the beach wagon before heading to the ocean.

  • He remembers traveling long distances in his grandfather's beach wagon during vacations.

Synonyms

wagon
vsbeach wagon
  • US
93 1.4

A car with extra space behind the rear seats for cargo

is the same vehicle but called differently in some regions
station wagon
vsbeach wagon
  • US
66 2.9

A car with a long back and extra space for luggage

is the common alternative label for the same long-bodied car
waggon
vsbeach wagon
  • Archaic
3.4

A car with a long body and a door behind the seats for carrying luggage

is the identical concept but often spelled or styled another way
beach waggon
vsbeach wagon
  • UK
3.1

A car with a long body and back door with extra space behind the back seat for bags or people

is the same vehicle form but sometimes used with a modifier
estate car
vsbeach wagon
  • UK
2.9

A car with extra space at the back and a large rear door for luggage

is the same general vehicle but focuses more on luggage than passengers

How Spacious

van
676 1.0
SUV
100 2.7
beach wagon
  • US
3.0
sedan
  • US
77 2.4
compact car
  • US
4 2.8

Surface Forms

beach wagon singular
beach wagons plural
beach wagons plural
beach waggon singular

Morphology

beach + wagon

This is a straightforward noun+noun compound where 'beach' modifies 'wagon'—a wagon associated with the beach (i.e., a long-bodied car used for beach trips). A B1 learner who knows 'beach' and 'wagon' can easily infer this meaning, and such compositional compounds are cross-linguistically common.

Etymology

Beach wagon comes from a simple picture: a long car, or wagon, piled with towels, surfboards and coolers heading to the beach. So, because families used these roomy cars for summer trips, the name came to mean 'a station wagon' with extra space.