land yacht

noun

Definition of land yachtnext
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
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
  • Darrell Waltrip is one of the greatest drivers to steer a stock car and one of the most beloved commentators to ever sing into a microphone in a racetrack’s TV booth.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Cruise plays a hot-shot stock car driver who gets the chance to compete in the world of NASCAR.
    — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of stock car
Noun
  • Musk has repeatedly treated the sports car as a lower priority than Tesla’s other projects, while also blaming supply chain shortages for earlier delays.
    — Bilin Lin, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The sleek white sports car drove upside down, thrust itself into the air and performed a flip over a lineup of other Tesla vehicles.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of sports car
Noun
  • Making things like burnouts and donuts, also traditional muscle car tire disposal activities, an option.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The muscle car collection As part of his plea agreement, Iley agreed to forfeit more than 90 exotic and collector vehicles bought with money from the scheme.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 5 Oct. 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 favorite picture in the book finds a sensibly blue Subaru station wagon that has somehow turned on its side in the middle of the night.
    — Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
  • But each vehicle is unique — an all-purpose sedan (station wagon), a two-door convertible and the four-door Town Car Phaeton.
    — James Raia, Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of station wagon
Noun
  • Even the president's limousine is getting regular updates, most of them classified.
    — Norah O'Donnell, CBS News, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Passengers compared the ride to a fast, noisy sports car rather than a limousine.
    — Robb Report, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of limousine
Noun
  • So the showrunner of TV’s number one comedy acquiesced and, in 1995, bought a green Porsche 911 coupe.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Strain off ice into a coupe and garnish with a cherry or lemon peel.
    — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of coupe
Noun
  • Undoubtedly, the stiffest competition for the QN10 will come from the new Apple Mac mini.
    — Michael Justin Allen Sexton, PC Magazine, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The onetime mini-mogul will be in solitary for the immediate future at Allenwood as well, sources say.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 16 Oct. 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 20 Oct. 2026.

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