notch back

notch·back

[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.
Compare fastback.


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

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