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shooting brake

noun

British.


shooting brake

noun

  1. a former name for estate car
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of shooting brake1

First recorded in 1910–15; earlier, a light horse-drawn wagonette; compare break, brake bodiless carriage frame, wagonette (< ?)
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It doesn’t do some of what a “shooting brake†or station wagon should.

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The Kia Proceed shooting brake concept is a prime example of a car that appears destined to stay on the European continent.

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Station wagons have four doors; shooting brakes have two.

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Notice it's called a "shooting brake", not an estate.

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