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hatchback Definition

hatch·back (hac̸hbak′)

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

hatchback Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • size: These steps may well be sufficient to enable you to stow the machine in a medium sized hatchback with the rear seats folded down.
  • have: The man helped me get Tully into the boot ( I have a hatchback!

Adjective modifier

  • 5-door: Have your say... The Maestro was probably the best-looking small medium 5-door hatchback of the period.
  • sporty: For example, young families buying sporty hatchbacks that are barely big enough to fit the children in, let alone the shopping!
  • compact: Put down borrowed an la up a rebate good-looking compact hatchback.
  • hot: He keeps it to remind himself of how a really good hot hatchback should feel.
  • small: The first successful small family hatchback in Europe was the Volkswagen Golf, which first went on sale in 1974.
  • first: History The credit for the first hatchback is claimed by several manufacturers.

Modifies a noun

  • car: I suspect the typical person who buys a hatchback car never has the back seats down.
  • version: Even counting just the hatchback version 's sales, the Golf was still ahead of the second best-selling vehicle.
  • form: The XM was initially available in 5 door hatchback form, with estates arriving in 1992.
  • design: The Golf has led the way in hatchback design for 30 years.
  • model: In 1998 the hatchback models were joined by a convertible version, which was based on the recently-launched March convertible.
  • conversion: Perhaps the most significant new development for the GT was the availability of a hatchback conversion, complete with folding rear seat.

Noun used with modifier

  • five-door: In the 340 Series a five-door hatchback - the Volvo 345 with a 70 hp engine was introduced.
  • three-door: We were looking at the MG three-door hatchback, supposedly the ' sexiest ' looking variant.
  • door: Small cars like the Renault Clio or Toyota Starlet; a 12 foot long 3 door hatchback.
  • family: In terms of visual daring there's nothing else in the family hatchback segment to match the Civic's radical styling.
  • sport: The victim crossed the road and saw the suspect get into a bright blue sports hatchback which could have been a Volkswagen Golf.
  • drive: This was also the car that placed the company into the small, front wheel drive hatchback class.

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