noun
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a car having a back that forms one continuous slope from roof to rear
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a type of pig developed from the landrace or large white and bred for lean meat
Etymology
Origin of fastback
Example Sentences
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A fastback design calls for a roughly diagonal profile and backlight glass sloping from the trailing edge of the roofline to the deck lid, a feature nowhere in sight.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
The car has a fastback roofline and a wide stance, splitting the difference between midsize and compact segments, Kia said.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 27, 2024
Shapiro took a major step in 2015: he sold his two engine-turning machines — and his beloved 1967 Ford Mustang fastback — and used the proceeds to purchase two higher-quality guilloché machines.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2023
Then in 1966, Harper jumped into his black Mustang fastback and drove to Manhattan.
From New York Times • Jan. 16, 2023
The company's design boss Mike Simcoe refers to the Celestiq — a long, four-door fastback that is not quite a sedan — as a “spaceship,” adding, “there will be nothing like it on the road.”
From Reuters • Oct. 18, 2022
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