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Definition of "fastback" [fastback]

  • An automobile designed with a curving downward slope from roof to rear. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "fastback" in a sentence
  • "Marketed as a 'four door coupe,' the CLS recalls the fastback saloon designs of Robert Opron in the 1970s."
  • "Q: I see a lot of new "fastback" models Honda, Acura, BMW but I don't think any is a true hatchback like the first new car I ever bought, a 1979 Toyota Celica GT Hatchback."
  • "Audi The Audi A7 is handsomely proportioned, with a short front overhang, steeply raked windshield and an arrogantly low roofline that lands in that warp-speed fastback."
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