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fastback

[ fast-bak, fahst- ]
/ ˈfæstˌbæk, ˈfɑst- /

noun

a form of back for an automobile body consisting of a single, unbroken convex curve from the top to the rear bumper.
a car having such a back.

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Origin of fastback

An Americanism dating back to 1960–65; fast1 + back1

Words nearby fastback

FASSA, Fassbinder, fast, fast and furious, fast and loose, fastback, fastball, fast break, fast-breaking, fast-breeder reactor, fast buck
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British Dictionary definitions for fastback

fastback
/ (ˈfɑːstˌbæk) /

noun

a car having a back that forms one continuous slope from roof to rear
British a type of pig developed from the landrace or large white and bred for lean meat
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