hatchback

[ hach-bak ]

/ ˈhætʃˌbæk /

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noun

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

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Also called liftback.

Origin of hatchback

First recorded in 1965–70; hatch² + back¹

Words nearby hatchback

Hatasu, hatband, hatbox, hatch, Hatch Act, hatchback, hatch boat, hatcheck, hatchel, hatchery, hatchet

How to use hatchback in a sentence

Their bells clanked as they slid down the length of the hatchback.
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She soon launched Texas Beeworks, spending nights, weekends and even some lunch breaks helping others keep bees and driving around with hives in the back of her hatchback.
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A 1968 Mustang hatchback concept car forecast the second- and third-generation Mustangs built between 1974 and 1993 that were available as hatchbacks, because that is what customers at the time wanted.
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Once we got to camp, we loved the kitchen out the back of the Bean, accessible via a hatchback door.
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Police quickly pulled surveillance footage from the scene and obtained video of a black small two-door hatchback.
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His bright red Subaru hatchback came to resemble … well, I can't describe it.
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British Dictionary definitions for hatchback

hatchback

/ (ˈhætʃˌbæk) /

noun

a sloping rear end of a car having a single door that is lifted to open
(as modifier)a hatchback model

a car having such a rear end

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