notchback

noun

notch·​back ˈnäch-ˌbak How to pronounce notchback (audio)
: an automobile with a trunk whose lid forms a distinct deck
also : the back of such an automobile

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Rare notchback four-door sedans lack the cargo capacity and standout shape of the two- and four-door hatches. Brett Berk, Car and Driver, 4 Sep. 2023 The cars were the only notchback ‘Stangs that the company built until the next year, when Shelby, apparently smitten with the green-colored coupe, commissioned a faithful replica (along with a triple-black version called, unsurprisingly, the Black Hornet). Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 27 June 2023 The graceful notchback slant of the huge tailgate, long overhangs, and expansive rear windows seem at total odds with the shorter hood and narrow wheelbase. Clifford Atiyeh, Car and Driver, 14 May 2022 Convertible, notchback coupe, and Speedster models were added through the years. Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver, 3 Mar. 2022 The coupe-like roofline swoops low over the cockpit without pausing for a notchback trunk, allowing for a big liftgate in the rear. Jason Fogelson, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2021 Little Red and a later car, unofficially known as the Green Hornet, were the only two Shelby GT 500 notchback coupes of their era, each sporting a snazzy vinyl roof. Gary Gastelu, Fox News, 17 Aug. 2018 By the late ’80s, the notchback Mustang GTs and LXs had evolved into a pretty potent package for the era. Davey G. Johnson, Car and Driver, 3 Nov. 2017 The Grand Sport uses a long notchback-emulating liftgate to give it a sedanlike side profile, but the whole rear glass lifts with the decklid. Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 6 July 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of notchback was in 1965

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“Notchback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/notchback. Accessed 4 Dec. 2024.

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