liftback

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noun

A variation on the hatchback car body style, with a more gently sloping roofline.

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Meanings

nounliftback (plural liftbacks)

plural liftbacks

  1. USautomotiveA variation on the hatchback car body style, with a more gently sloping roofline.

Origin

From lift + back, modelled on hatchback or similar pre-existing automotive terms. Coined in 1973 by Toyota to describe their Celica model.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

liftback. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/liftback

MLA

“liftback.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/liftback. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “liftback,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/liftback.

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