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Buick en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈbjuːɪk/

Etymology

The surname is a variant of Bewick; the brand is named after Scottish-American inventor David Dunbar Buick (1854–1929).

Meanings

1. A car of this make.
   • Eleven Cubans in a vintage Buick — three of them the original “truckonauts” who tried a similar intrepid journey last year aboard a battered Chevy pickup — were intercepted by the U.S. Coast Guard early Wednesday and now face a return trip to the communist island. 2004 May 2, Tere Figueras, Luisa Yanez, “Cubans’ Buick pulled over at sea”, in The Miami Herald:
   • They've owned several Buicks over the years. Their newest one is a crossover model.

Forms

Coordinates

Pontiac · Caddy · Chevrolet · Cadillac · Chevy · Olds · Oldsmobile · Saturn

Hypernyms

car · automobile · vehicle · auto

Buick en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /ˈbjuːɪk/

Etymology

The surname is a variant of Bewick; the brand is named after Scottish-American inventor David Dunbar Buick (1854–1929).

Meanings

1. A surname.
2. An American car brand belonging to GM.
   • Buick is offering a bigger color palette this year, courtesy of the chemical wizardry of DuPont.

Coordinates

Pontiac · Oldsmobile · Saturn · Olds · Cadillac · Chevy · Chevrolet

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