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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Christopher Hendrickson of Vista was mortally wounded about 1 p.m. Thursday when his Suzuki motorcycle collided with a Subaru hatchback on Hacienda Drive, just south of state Route 78 and east of College Boulevard, according to the Medical Examiner’s Office.
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City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2024
The automaker sells everything from a $230,000 supercar to a $12,000 hatchback.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 13 May 2024
General Motors is moving on from the older battery that powers the modest-sized, never-profitable hatchback.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 6 May 2024
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.
—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
City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2024
The automaker sells everything from a $230,000 supercar to a $12,000 hatchback.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 13 May 2024
General Motors is moving on from the older battery that powers the modest-sized, never-profitable hatchback.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 6 May 2024
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.
—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
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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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