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🚗 A sloped-roof car 🚗 With sloping roof
fastback

fastback

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Having a roof that slopes down to the back of a car
  • adjective
  • /ˈfæstbæk/
  • Specialized
: fastback
  • The classic Mustang is famous for its sleek fastback silhouette that appeals to car enthusiasts.

I like the more like fastback look fastback like you get like the Fox bodies.

Examples

  • Many sports cars are built with a fastback style for improved handling and aesthetics.

  • The new model features a fastback design that enhances its aerodynamic profile.

  • I like the more like fastback look fastback like you get like the Fox bodies.

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Surface Forms

fastback positive

Morphology

fastback = fast + back (semi-transparent) = fast + back

The components 'fast' and 'back' are recognizable, but the specialized automotive sense (a sloping rear roofline) is a conventional design term not fully deducible from the literal meanings.

Etymology

Fastback comes from the words fast and back. Think of back as the car's 'rear' and a helpful way to remember fast here is 'quick' or 'sleek', so a fastback describes a car with a roof that slopes smoothly down to the rear, giving a sporty look.