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View synonyms for hatchback

hatchback

[ hach-bak ]

noun

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


hatchback

/ ˈhætʃˌbæk /

noun

    1. a sloping rear end of a car having a single door that is lifted to open
    2. ( as modifier )

      a hatchback model

  1. a car having such a rear end
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of hatchback1

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

Boats skimmed the surface of the lake, and happy vacationers bustled around with towels and swimwear, their hatchbacks popped and opened towards the shore.

Their bells clanked as they slid down the length of the hatchback.

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.

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.

Once we got to camp, we loved the kitchen out the back of the Bean, accessible via a hatchback door.

Police quickly pulled surveillance footage from the scene and obtained video of a black small two-door hatchback.

His bright red Subaru hatchback came to resemble … well, I can't describe it.

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