Liftover

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The distance an item must be lifted in order to load it into a vehicle.

    "A poorly finished trunk has an awkwardly high liftover and no useful handhold on its lid."

Example

More examples

"A poorly finished trunk has an awkwardly high liftover and no useful handhold on its lid."

Etymology

From lift + over.

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