notchback

noun

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as in fastback

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Recent Examples of notchback Rare notchback four-door sedans lack the cargo capacity and standout shape of the two- and four-door hatches. — Brett Berk, Car and Driver, 4 Sep. 2023 The cars were the only notchback ‘Stangs that the company built until the next year, when Shelby, apparently smitten with the green-colored coupe, commissioned a faithful replica (along with a triple-black version called, unsurprisingly, the Black Hornet). — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 27 June 2023 The graceful notchback slant of the huge tailgate, long overhangs, and expansive rear windows seem at total odds with the shorter hood and narrow wheelbase. — Clifford Atiyeh, Car and Driver, 14 May 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for notchback
  1. fastback
  2. hatchback
  3. hardtop
  4. convertible
  5. coupe
  6. wagon
  7. SUV
  8. woody
Noun
  • The sporty fastback appeared that August as a 1965 model, rounding out the lineup.
    — Robert Ross, Robb Report, 28 Feb. 2025
  • There's also an all-new, fully electric A6, available as a sedan but also as a handsome fastback sedan and even more handsome Avant.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 7 Feb. 2025
Definition of fastback
Noun
  • The 5 Turbo 2 was a hot hatchback built in an era when there were a lot of hot hatchbacks, like the Peugeot 205 GTi and the Volkswagen Golf GTI.
    — Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Concept is a strong, handsome hatchback that far outshines its predecessor.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 8 Mar. 2025
Definition of hatchback
Noun
  • My grandmother had this long yellow car with a brown hardtop.
    — Jen Chaney, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Built in 1957 and 1958, the more exclusive four-door had several model-specific details including quad headlights (a first for an American vehicle), a stainless steel pillarless hardtop, and suicide doors.
    — Raphael Orlove, Robb Report, 27 Feb. 2025
Definition of hardtop
Noun
  • Wilder won a Mini Cooper convertible valued at $41,200 from Mini of Downtown Los Angeles, bringing his total winnings to $74,860.
    — Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Floating through the clouds also plays into the record’s cover art, which features J-Hope riding a convertible through the sky.
    — Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2025
Definition of convertible
Noun
  • In total, almost 40,000 coupe, convertible, and 2+2 Series cars were built through 1967.
    — Robert Ross, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Plenty of other vehicles reaped healthy profits still sitting with the DMV: A 2015 Lexus coupe netted an excess of $24,676.
    — CalMatters, The Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2025
Definition of coupe
Noun
  • Guests can now have the Maine camping getaway of their dreams in a covered wagon, two of which are available for the upcoming camping season.
    — Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 18 Feb. 2025
  • Its 45 larger-than-life figures—cowboys on horseback, women riding sidesaddle, and lots of covered wagons— make up one of the world’s largest bronze sculpture installations.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2025
Definition of wagon
Noun
  • The Toyota Land Cruiser is a full-size four-door, five passenger SUV.
    — Mark Phelan, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Read Next Florida Man found crushed under SUV at Florida home.
    — Rhiannon Saegert, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of SUV
Noun
  • Its scent is transportive, blending jasmine, freesia, rose, and peach with musky, woody base notes to keep it from being overly floral.
    — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 13 Mar. 2025
  • On this warm, sunny Saturday, beneath a brilliant blue sky, the volunteers gathered at 10 a.m. to cut away woody plants thought to be setting the stage for forest encroachment.
    — Susan DeGrane, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of woody

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