hatchback
[
hach
-bak]
/ˈhætʃˌbæk/
noun
1.
a style of automobile in which the rear deck lid and window lift open as a unit.
Also called
liftback
.
Origin
1965-70;
hatch
2
+
back
1
Examples from the web for
hatchback
One's a mid-sized
hatchback
with loads of standard equipment while the other is a sub-compact with no frills at all.
British Dictionary definitions for
hatchback
hatchback
/
ˈhætʃˌbæk
/
noun
1.
a sloping rear end of a car having a single door that is lifted to open
(
as modifier
):
a hatchback model
2.
a car having such a rear end
Word Origin and History for
hatchback
type of rear door of an automobile, 1970, from
hatch
(n.) +
back
(n.).