LIFTGATE

hatchback, hatchback door, liftgate, hatch

(noun) a sloping rear car door that is lifted to open

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

liftgate (plural liftgates)

(truck equipment) A hydraulic or electric platform that installs onto the rear of a vehicle and which may be raised or lowered in the loading/unloading of heavy cargo

(automotive) A closure at the rear of a vehicle, or rear door, that can be raised to access the back of a vehicle

Source: Wiktionary



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10 May 2025

BEATIFY

(verb) declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; “On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican”


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