hatchback
noun
hatch·back
ˈhach-ˌbak 
: an automobile the back of which consists of a hatch that opens upward
also
: the back itself
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The hatchback/cargo space is useless since the hatchback cannot be opened.
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John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs and Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast, Hartford Courant, 1 Jan. 2026
After years of drifting toward irrelevance as rivals appeared, Nissan has taken its once-groundbreaking EV and redesigned it from the ground up, transforming the Leaf from an aging hatchback into a compact crossover with the range and tech to finally feel contemporary.
—New Atlas, 30 Dec. 2025
Robert Jerry Hiller, 68, was driving to meet his friends on Christmas Eve when his blue Toyota Yaris hatchback got caught in a storm along East Avenue I and 50th Street East in Lancaster, KTLA reported.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 28 Dec. 2025
In this era when cars wedge their bets between classes—when small SUVs are really crossovers and small crossovers are really large hatchbacks—the E-53 is well and truly a wagon.
—John Lewinski, Robb Report, 8 Dec. 2025
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John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs and Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast, Hartford Courant, 1 Jan. 2026
After years of drifting toward irrelevance as rivals appeared, Nissan has taken its once-groundbreaking EV and redesigned it from the ground up, transforming the Leaf from an aging hatchback into a compact crossover with the range and tech to finally feel contemporary.
—New Atlas, 30 Dec. 2025
Robert Jerry Hiller, 68, was driving to meet his friends on Christmas Eve when his blue Toyota Yaris hatchback got caught in a storm along East Avenue I and 50th Street East in Lancaster, KTLA reported.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 28 Dec. 2025
In this era when cars wedge their bets between classes—when small SUVs are really crossovers and small crossovers are really large hatchbacks—the E-53 is well and truly a wagon.
—John Lewinski, Robb Report, 8 Dec. 2025
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“Hatchback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hatchback. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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hatchback
noun
hatch·back
ˈhach-ˌbak
1
: a back on an automobile having an upward-opening hatch
2
: an automobile having a hatchback
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