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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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.
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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
Jaguar’s unique-looking electric hatchback made quite the entrance back in 2018, earning rave reviews and other plaudits, including the 2019 World Car of the Year award.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 20 Feb. 2024
Rather than the beloved Beetle or Bus, the factory’s first product was the Rabbit, a functional and brilliantly engineered hatchback.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 20 Jan. 2024
The next day, a second fire erupted at 2:50 a.m. on Mount Shasta near the Everitt Memorial Highway, and investigators later found tire tracks similar to those made by the Kia hatchback, court papers say.
—Sam Stanton, Sacramento Bee, 2 Feb. 2024
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
Jaguar’s unique-looking electric hatchback made quite the entrance back in 2018, earning rave reviews and other plaudits, including the 2019 World Car of the Year award.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 20 Feb. 2024
Rather than the beloved Beetle or Bus, the factory’s first product was the Rabbit, a functional and brilliantly engineered hatchback.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 20 Jan. 2024
The next day, a second fire erupted at 2:50 a.m. on Mount Shasta near the Everitt Memorial Highway, and investigators later found tire tracks similar to those made by the Kia hatchback, court papers say.
—Sam Stanton, Sacramento Bee, 2 Feb. 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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