land yacht

noun

Definition of land yachtnext
as in stock car

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Recent Examples of land yacht Chamberlin keeps her 45-foot land yacht with its slideouts opened in the massive barn. — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2024 But more small car options is undeniably a good thing in a society overrun by rolling land yachts. — Thomas Ricker, The Verge, 9 Jan. 2025 Once notorious for lumbering land yachts, Caddy applied a ruthless gram-by-gram strategy to trim weight. — IEEE Spectrum, 28 Mar. 2014 For decades, the full-size luxury sedan—functionally land yachts loaded with creature comforts—was the pinnacle of American carmaking. — Patrick George, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2024 But Americans have always liked their cars on the massive side of things, preferring land yachts like the Ford Galaxie, Buick Roadmaster, and Cadillac Eldorado over compact hatchbacks every day of the week. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 15 Aug. 2024 Seville, Deville, Eldorado, Fleetwood — the names of the brand’s land yachts are legendary, having graced generation after generation of enormous, sybaritic sedans, coupes, and convertibles across the span of the 20th Century. — Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 31 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for land yacht
  1. stock car
  2. sports car
  3. muscle car
  4. town car
  5. station wagon
  6. limousine
  7. coupe
  8. mini
Noun
  • In 2023, more than a decade after a experiencing season-ending racing injuries, Muniz decided to pursue his dream of NASCAR racing full-throttle and announced his return to stock car racing in the ARCA Menards Series.
    — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • Thunder Road is the multi-generational saga of the fictional Whitlock family, whose legacy in stock car racing is as deep as the family’s ties to the Southern hill country roots that shaped them.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 23 June 2026
Definition of stock car
Noun
  • Porsche's 2025 Taycan takes elements from the popular Porsche 911 and mixes sports car DNA with pure electric power to create driving excitement for motorists on the open road.
    — Charles Singh, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • Earlier this week, the Italian sports car maker announced its longtime chief marketing and commercial officer, Enrico Galliera, is leaving the company.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 26 June 2026
Definition of sports car
Noun
  • The iconic American muscle car, known for its V8 engines and aggressive acceleration, recommends but does not require premium gas.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
  • Real Time Crime Unit officers, using cameras in the area, located the muscle car in the Valero parking lot on Oak Grove Road.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 June 2026
Definition of muscle car
Noun
  • The app, called Cherry, lasted only a year, but Sacks did better with another early-stage investment in a company that sent a town car to pick you up.
    — George Packer, The Atlantic, 4 May 2026
  • EVs would make ideal little town cars, catering for maybe 90% of driving needs.
    — Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 21 Mar. 2026
Definition of town car
Noun
  • For those who miss the vibe of a station wagon, there is the bZ Woodland, and an all-electric Highlander is nearing the showroom, too.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 23 June 2026
  • Neither will be a station wagon nor a sports car, however.
    — Morgan Korn, ABC News, 21 June 2026
Definition of station wagon
Noun
  • The White House is an active construction site, with cement trucks going through the same gates typically used by the president’s armored limousine.
    — Matt Viser, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026
  • Along with his men’s store, her brother also owns a limousine business.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026
Definition of limousine
Noun
  • Strain off the ice into a rocks glass over fresh ice or up in a coupe (your choice), and garnish with a grapefruit peel.
    — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 4 July 2026
  • The low-key coupe plates give every meal the Michelin-star treatment.
    — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 1 July 2026
Definition of coupe
Noun
  • This cargo mini skirt features a low-rise style with a zip fly and double button closure.
    — Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 8 July 2026
  • The syndrome has been linked to migraines or traced to incidents of mini-seizures or strokes.
    — David K. Li, NBC news, 8 July 2026
Definition of mini

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“Land yacht.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/land%20yacht. Accessed 10 Jul. 2026.

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