hatchback
noun
hatch·back
ˈhach-ˌbak 
: an automobile the back of which consists of a hatch that opens upward
also
: the back itself
Examples of hatchback in a Sentence
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Going Electric: Volkswagen’s plant in the eastern German city of Zwickau stopped producing the popular Golf hatchbacks and switched to electric vehicles, illuminating the risks and opportunities for factory towns.
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Melissa Eddy, New York Times, 16 Apr. 2024
Though the shape suggests a hatchback, the K4 is a traditional sedan.
—Alex Kwanten, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
And even the smallest car trunks or hatchbacks will have the space to store this cooler — with room to spare.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2024
General Motors suspended production of the Bolt and the Bolt EUV at the end of 2023, and the popular hatchbacks are not expected to return until 2025.
—Peter Douglas, The Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2024
Audi has refreshed its compact A3 for 2025, giving it a new fascia, as well as an all-new, tall-ish hatchback model called the A3 Allstreet.
—Lawrence Hodge / Jalopnik, Quartz, 13 Mar. 2024
The hatchback sells for the U.S. equivalent of about $11,500, cutting costs through extreme vertical integration and LFP batteries.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Mar. 2024
The hatchback is now hinged at the top, rather than door-style on its side.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 1 Feb. 2024
These SUVs have supplanted sedans and station wagons as the family-mobile of choice, offering all the advantages of a hatchback with a lofty driving position.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 13 Dec. 2023
Melissa Eddy, New York Times, 16 Apr. 2024
Though the shape suggests a hatchback, the K4 is a traditional sedan.
—Alex Kwanten, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
And even the smallest car trunks or hatchbacks will have the space to store this cooler — with room to spare.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2024
General Motors suspended production of the Bolt and the Bolt EUV at the end of 2023, and the popular hatchbacks are not expected to return until 2025.
—Peter Douglas, The Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2024
Audi has refreshed its compact A3 for 2025, giving it a new fascia, as well as an all-new, tall-ish hatchback model called the A3 Allstreet.
—Lawrence Hodge / Jalopnik, Quartz, 13 Mar. 2024
The hatchback sells for the U.S. equivalent of about $11,500, cutting costs through extreme vertical integration and LFP batteries.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Mar. 2024
The hatchback is now hinged at the top, rather than door-style on its side.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 1 Feb. 2024
These SUVs have supplanted sedans and station wagons as the family-mobile of choice, offering all the advantages of a hatchback with a lofty driving position.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 13 Dec. 2023
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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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