hatchback
US/ˈhæt͡ʃˌbæk/
hatchback noun: a car with a sloping, hinged rear door that opens upwards.

Noun
hatchback (plural hatchbacks)
- 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.2007 July 21, Siobhan Ryan, “Hit and run driver kills cyclist”, in The Argus
- As I tentatively reverse, I have a sense of foreboding, unsure I’ll be able to control this overgrown mechanical beast. I am posing to the salesman as someone who is seeking maximum protection on the city roads, yet I suspect that I look very much like a man who usually drives a tiny hatchback.2023 November 5, Andrew Anthony, “Monsters of the road: what should the UK do about SUVs?”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
- Synonyms:
- hatchback car
- The door itself.
hatchback meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
hatchback in Hindi
- हैचबैक
hatchback in Tamil
- சரக்கறை சீருந்து
hatchback in Marathi
- हॅचबॅक, हॅचबैक, हॅचबाॅक
hatchback in Urdu
- ہیچ بیک
More languagesFewer languages
- hatchback in Bengali
- হ্যাচব্যাক
- hatchback in Telugu
- హ్యాచ్బ్యాక్, హ్యాచ్ బ్యాక్, హ్యాచ్బాక్
- hatchback in Malayalam
- ഹാച്ച്ബാക്ക്, ഹാച്ച് ബാക്ക്
- hatchback in Kannada
- ಹ್ಯಾಚ್ಬ್ಯಾಕ್, ಹ್ಯಾಚ್ ಬ್ಯಾಕ್
- hatchback in Punjabi
- ਹੈਚਬੈਕ, ਹੈੱਚਬੈਕ
- hatchback in Gujarati
- હેચબેક, હૅચબેક
- hatchback in Odia
- ହ୍ଯ଼ାଚବ୍ଯ଼ାକ୍, ହ୍ଯ଼ାଚ୍ ବ୍ଯ଼ାକ୍, ହ୍ଯ଼ାଟଚ୍ବ୍ଯ଼ାକ୍
- hatchback in Nepali
- ह्याचब्याक, हचब्याक
- hatchback in Persian
- هاچبک hâčbak
Synonyms of hatchback
- hatchback car
Forms of hatchback
| plural | hatchbacks |
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Origin of hatchback
From hatch + back.
Words formed from hatchback
Questions about hatchback
- What does hatchback mean?
- Hatchback means a car with a sloping, hinged rear door that opens upwards.
- What is hatchback in Hindi?
- Hatchback in Hindi is हैचबैक. See Hatchback meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is hatchback?
- Hatchback is a noun.
- How do you pronounce hatchback?
- Hatchback is pronounced /ˈhæt͡ʃˌbæk/ (US).
- What is the plural of hatchback?
- The plural of hatchback is hatchbacks.
Words near hatchback in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: hatchback (page history and authors); hatchback (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hatchback (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); hatchback (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hatchback (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hatchback (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hatchback (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hatchback (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hatchback (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hatchback (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hatchback (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hatchback (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hatchback (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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