liftback

[lift-bak]

noun

Automotive.

1. hatchback.

Word History and Origins

Origin of liftback¹

First recorded in 1975–80; lift + (hatch)back

Example Sentences

While the Integra Type S is more liftback than hatchback, it actually has more cargo space behind its rear seats than the Golf R does.

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Ten cubic-feet of trunk space reside under its liftback glass.

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It has a dramatically low nose with a razor-blade grille, long character lines and a strong set of shoulders over the rear fenders created by the tapered greenhouse, which conceals a large liftback in lieu of a trunk.

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The Polestar 2 is a four-door liftback sedan with all-wheel-drive, 408 hp and an expected range of 275 miles per charge.

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The company’s program manager, Jim Thompson, tells Fox News Autos that the Aero X liftback cap first went on sale last May, but that the orders started flooding in when a Facebook post featuring a truck on the highway fitted with one of them went viral last week after it was reported on by The Drive.

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