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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Word of the Day

22 June 2025

STRAP

(noun) an elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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