hatchback
Americannoun
noun
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a sloping rear end of a car having a single door that is lifted to open
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( as modifier )
a hatchback model
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a car having such a rear end
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The BYD Dolphin, an all-electric hatchback, starts at less than $14,000 in China.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026
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 • Dec. 10, 2025
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 • Dec. 9, 2025
The nameplate has undergone an astonishing transformation, going from a frumpy-looking hatchback on stilts to a sleek head-turner.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 28, 2024
On hearing his name, Franklin lifted his troubled, regal head from the recesses of the hatchback, and I saw the black-and-white markings of an English setter.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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