hatchback

noun

Definition of hatchbacknext
as in SUV

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Recent Examples of hatchback The video shows the state trooper performing a tactical vehicle intervention, also known as a PIT maneuver, on a fleeing Infiniti hatchback. — Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 31 Aug. 2026 Over the six months through July, Geely’s Xingyuan hatchback led China’s car market with nearly 197,500 sales. — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Geely ranks first Among the 10 most popular car models sold in China in the six months through July, Geely’s Xingyuan electric hatchback was the bestseller with nearly 197,500 units sold. — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026 In Irkutsk, Russia, a man is seen leaning into the open window of a hatchback and repeatedly hitting another motorist. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for hatchback
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hatchback
  1. SUV
  2. wagon
  3. convertible
  4. hardtop
  5. fastback
  6. coupe
  7. minivan
  8. car
Noun
  • Yellow police tape cordoned off the property, where several vehicles were parked in the driveway, including a white Toyota SUV, a gray BMW SUV and a black Range Rover.
    — Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The initial investigation indicated the police SUV had its lights and sirens on.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of SUV
Noun
  • The pump wagon’s relevance to Bowery culture will only be apparent in the exhibition’s final gallery, which is dominated by a comparable artifact, Brad Kalhammer’s installation Bowery Nation (1985–2012).
    — J. Hoberman, ARTnews.com, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Parents can also pull their younger ones around the neighborhood in a wagon as a safety measure.
    — Lina Ruiz October 9, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of wagon
Noun
  • Afterward, Jack followed her Volkswagen Beetle home in his white convertible.
    — Laurence Leamer, Vanity Fair, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The black convertible has just five miles on the odometer and has never been registered.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of convertible
Noun
  • It could also be turned into an open-air gym, cinema, or hot tub area, with the hardtop offering protection in all conditions.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The Elegante used a heavy retractable hardtop operated by an elaborate electro-hydraulic mechanism, with the entire operation taking roughly two minutes.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of hardtop
Noun
  • This is the Torcal, a fastback SUV with more torque than any Bentley before it.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 Sep. 2026
  • There are about three times as many C40 coupes available as the XC40 Recharge, but quite a lot of people prefer the looks of the fastback, so this is no bad thing.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of fastback
Noun
  • So the showrunner of TV’s number one comedy acquiesced and, in 1995, bought a green Porsche 911 coupe.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Strain off ice into a coupe and garnish with a cherry or lemon peel.
    — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of coupe
Noun
  • For those jobs, the minivan may simply have the better floor plan.
    — Chris Hardesty, AJC.com, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Detectives tailed the minivan to four other homes in North Hills, North Hollywood, San Gabriel and Rosemead.
    — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of minivan
Noun
  • His 2020 breakout record, Little Dominiques Nosebleed, examined place and heritage by tracing the ripples of two successive childhood car accidents; 2022’s ISTHISFORREAL?
    — Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026
  • His sister, Andrea Clark, 35, told the New York Post on Tuesday that her brother had been in remission from cancer since 2015 and had survived a car fire just weeks before his death.
    — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of car

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“Hatchback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hatchback. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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