notchback

[ noch-bak ]

noun
  1. a style of back for an automobile in which there is a sharp vertical drop-off from the roof line to the trunk.

  2. an automobile having such a back.

Origin of notchback

1
1960–65; notch + back1, on the model of hatchback, fastback, etc.

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