hatchback

A noun referring to a car with a sloping rear door that is lifted to open, providing access to the cargo area.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant une voiture dotée d'une porte arrière inclinée qui se soulève pour s'ouvrir, donnant accès au coffre.

1. Car type B1 formal technical

   A car having a hatchback, typically with a rear door that opens upward and a cargo area that is accessible from the back.

   • He drives a small hatchback that is easy to park in the city.
   • Hatchbacks offer more cargo space than sedans of the same size.
   • Many fuel-efficient cars are hatchbacks.
   • The new hatchback model has a sporty design.

   🇫🇷Berline à hayon

   Synonymes: hatch

2. Car door B1 formal technical

   The sloping rear door of a car that is hinged at the top and opens upward to provide access to the trunk or storage area.

   • The hatchback door can be opened by pulling the handle under the lip.
   • She loaded the groceries through the hatchback door.
   • The broken hatchback door would not latch properly.
   • Most hatchback doors have a built-in window wiper.

   🇫🇷Hayon arrière

   Synonymes: hatchtailgate

• hatchbacks plural form
• hatchbacks' possessive plural form
• hatchback's possessive singular form