hatchback

American  

[hach-bak] / ˈhætʃˌbæk /

noun

1. a style of automobile in which the rear deck lid and window lift open as a unit.

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hatchback British  

/ ˈhætʃˌbæk /

noun

1. 1. a sloping rear end of a car having a single door that is lifted to open

   2. ( as modifier )

      a hatchback model

2. a car having such a rear end

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Etymology

Origin of hatchback

First recorded in 1965–70; hatch ² + back ¹

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How does hatchback compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:

• station wagon vs. hatchback

Example Sentences

Brinley said Nissan squandered its lead in the U.S. electric-vehicle market with the Leaf hatchback and waited too long to update its Frontier pickup truck despite the popularity of midsize trucks.

From The Wall Street Journal

By the 1990s, its Fiesta hatchback had become such a staple of British streets that Ford was almost considered a local brand.

From The Wall Street Journal

Even the smaller "crossover" versions, more closely related to conventional cars, tend to be taller and wider than traditional saloons, hatchbacks or estates.

From BBC

For years its Focus model was the UK's most-popular, but the US company axed the hatchback and the last Ford Focus rolled off factory lines in Germany last week.

From BBC

Why shouldn’t their town square prioritize strolling couples and amateur oil painters and kids tossing softballs over parking meters and hatchbacks?

From Los Angeles Times

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