hatchback

Etymology

hatch + back

noun

  1. A car with a sloping, hinged rear door that opens upwards.
    The accident happened in Lottbridge Drove, Eastbourne, when the 26-year-old male victim was struck by a small dark hatchback. July 21, 2007, Siobhan Ryan, “Hit and run driver kills cyclist”, in The Argus
  2. The door itself.

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