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fastback

fast·back
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fast-bak, fahst-]
    • /ˈfæstˌbæk, ˈfɑst-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fast-bak, fahst-]
    • /ˈfæstˌbæk, ˈfɑst-/

Definitions of fastback word

  • noun fastback a form of back for an automobile body consisting of a single, unbroken convex curve from the top to the rear bumper. 1
  • noun fastback a car having such a back. 1
  • noun fastback A car with a roofline that slopes continuously down at the back. 1
  • noun fastback style of car with sloping back 1
  • noun fastback a car having a back that forms one continuous slope from roof to rear 0
  • noun fastback a type of pig developed from the landrace or large white and bred for lean meat 0

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Origin of fastback

First appearance:

before 1960
One of the 3% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1960-65; fast1 + back1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Fastback

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

fastback popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

fastback usage trend in Literature

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