Chelsea tractor

Chelsea tractor
Chelsea tractor noun (slang)
A four-wheel-drive vehicle used for driving around an urban environment
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Main Entry:Chelsea

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Chelsea tractor UK US noun [countable] [singular Chelsea tractor plural Chelsea tractors] british humorous
Etymology
Four-wheel drive vehicles are especially popular among people who live in wealthy parts of cities such as Chelsea in London.
a name for a large four-wheel drive vehicle that people drive around towns and cities although it is more suitable for roads in the country
Thesaurus: road vehicles other than carshyponym

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ˌChelsea ˈtractor 8 [Chelsea tractor] noun (BrE, informal, disapproving)
a large vehicle such as an ↑SUV that is designed to be used in the country but is used in towns and cities instead of a normal car

the environmental cost of driving a Chelsea tractor

They suggested an increase in taxes for air travellers and drivers of Chelsea tractors.


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