Noun: hatchback 'hach,bak
- A sloping rear car door that is lifted to open
"He struggled to close the heavily loaded hatchback door";
- hatchback door, liftgate [US], hatch
- A car having a hatchback door
"They bought a compact hatchback for easy city parking"
Derived forms: hatchbacks
Type of: auto [informal], autocar [archaic], automobile [N. Amer], car, car door, motor [Brit, informal], motorcar, wheel [informal], whip [US, informal]
Encyclopedia: Hatchback