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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Chevy's affordable electric hatchback starts at just $27,600 and has amassed a large following before its initial discontinuation.
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Charles Singh, USA Today, 8 May 2026
This was a 4-seater Ferrari hatchback sportscar.
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The buyer then packs the poke and ships it to Los Angeles, where Lee is waiting at the airport with her Lexus hatchback.
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Charles Singh, USA Today, 8 May 2026
This was a 4-seater Ferrari hatchback sportscar.
—Jan Wagner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
The buyer then packs the poke and ships it to Los Angeles, where Lee is waiting at the airport with her Lexus hatchback.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
The battery tech will find its way onto a special version of the MG4 crossover hatchback.
—New Atlas, 21 Apr. 2026
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“Hatchback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hatchback. Accessed 13 May. 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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