subcompact

US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/sʌbˈkɑmpækt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(sub kom′pakt)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
sub•com•pact /sʌbˈkɑmpækt/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Automotivean automobile smaller than a compact.
See -pact-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
sub•com•pact  (sub kom′pakt),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Automotivean automobile that is smaller than a compact. Also called sub′compact car′. 
  • sub- + compact1 1965–70

'subcompact' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
compact - minicar

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