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hatchback

US/ˈhæt͡ʃˌbæk/

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

hatchback: a car with a sloping, hinged rear door that opens upwards
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Noun

hatchback (plural hatchbacks)

  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.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
  2. 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

Forms of hatchback

pluralhatchbacks

Plural of hatchback: hatchbacks

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

  1. hatchability
  2. hatchable
  3. Hatcham
  4. hatchapuri
  5. hatchapuris
  6. hatchback
  7. hatchbacks
  8. hatchboat
  9. hatchboats
  10. hatchday
  11. hatchdays

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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