Thesaurus results for LAND YACHT

land yacht

noun

Definition of land yacht

as in stock car

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Recent Examples of land yacht 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 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 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 Chamberlin keeps her 45-foot land yacht with its slideouts opened in the massive barn. — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2024 Once notorious for lumbering land yachts, Caddy applied a ruthless gram-by-gram strategy to trim weight. — IEEE Spectrum, 28 Mar. 2014

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Noun

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.

— Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 14 July 2026
This past week, Baum visited Daytona International Speedway to pull some Gs at high speeds in a NASCAR Racing Experience stock car.

— Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Definition of stock car

Noun

Tesla’s Founders Are Backing The Anti-Cybertruck Twenty years ago this month, Tesla introduced itself to the world with the electric Roadster, the $100,000 sports car that kickstarted the modern EV era.

— Alan Ohnsman, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
The World Endurance Championship, the premier global sports car series, is set to scrap its plans to return to the Middle East at the end of the year, due to the resumption of hostilities in the region.

— Luke Smith, New York Times, 26 July 2026

Definition of sports car

Noun

The early hot rod and muscle car eras stand out as high points, as do the early days of turbocharging.

— Peter Nelson, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026
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

Definition of muscle car

Noun

The father and children were last seen in a 2011 Black Lincoln town car with the California license plate SOLOYST.

— Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 26 July 2026
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

Definition of town car

Noun

My family loved to spin yarns and tell stories, whether at the dinner table or on long drives in the station wagon and the backward-facing trundle seat.

— Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
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

Definition of station wagon

Noun

In early 2024, this writer first broke the story about Toyota announcing that the Century would evolve from a single flagship limousine into a standalone ultra-luxury marque and sit above Lexus as Toyota’s ultra-luxury brand.

— Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
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

Definition of limousine

Noun

This time, however, a new, more hardcore variant of the V12 sports coupe surfaced in Maranello.

— Jerry Perez, The Drive, 29 July 2026
The coupe, which was based on the Cobra roadster, was designed and engineered specifically to help Ford beat the Ferrari 250 GTO, the reigning GT car of the time.

— Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 28 July 2026

Definition of coupe

Noun

The shop also offers a selection of mini scoops paired with beer or wine.

— Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 30 July 2026
Thomas frequently deploys the club on courses where traditional 3-woods aren't needed off the deck, and used this mini-driver as a dependable secondary tee option that carries further than a 3-wood.

— Scott Kramer, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

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