hatchback

noun

Etymology: From hatch + back.

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.”

   “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.”

2. The door itself.