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hatchback definition

☆ hatch·back (hac̸h′bak′)

noun

  1. an automobile body with a rear door or section that swings up, providing a wide opening into a storage area
  2. a car having such a body

Etymology: hatch + back

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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