Buick

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbjuːɪk/

Proper noun

Buick

1. A surname.
2. An American car brand belonging to GM.

Noun

Buick (plural Buicks)

1. A car of that brand.
   • 2004 February 5, Tere Figueras, Luisa Yanez, “Cubans’ Buick pulled over at sea”, in The Miami Herald:

     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.

Further reading

• Buick on Wikipedia.Wikipedia