hatchback

noun
UK /ˈhætʃ.bæk/
US /ˈhætʃ.bæk/

A hatchback is a car with a door at the back that opens upward.

She parked her little hatchback in front of the shop.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A car body style where the rear door includes the back window and opens as one piece.

The hatchback design makes it easy to load groceries.

3. A vehicle with a sloping rear end and a shared passenger-and-cargo space.

Their hatchback fits four people and a week of luggage.

4. Informal term for any small car with a rear liftgate.

He drives an old hatchback to work every day.