"shooting brake" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: shooting brakes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} shooting brake (plural shooting brakes)
  1. (historical, British, automotive) A vehicle used to carry shooting parties. Tags: British, historical Categories (topical): Automotive Synonyms: shooting-brake
    Sense id: en-shooting_brake-en-noun-l9WSzjFY Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 20 Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles
  2. (automotive) A group of car body styles such as station wagon or coupé. Categories (topical): Automotive
    Sense id: en-shooting_brake-en-noun-1maH1pET Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles

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