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liftover

liftover noun: the distance an item must be lifted in order to load it into a vehicle.

Noun

liftover (plural liftovers)

  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.2007 December 23, Lawrence Ulrich, “Same Small-Car Stew, Stirred and Reheated”, in New York Times

Forms of liftover

pluralliftovers

Origin of liftover

From lift + over.

Questions about liftover

What does liftover mean?
Liftover means the distance an item must be lifted in order to load it into a vehicle.
What part of speech is liftover?
Liftover is a noun.
What is the plural of liftover?
The plural of liftover is liftovers.

Words near liftover in the dictionary

  1. liftoff
  2. liftoffs
  3. Lifton
  4. liftout
  5. liftouts
  6. liftover
  7. liftovers
  8. lifts
  9. lifts a finger
  10. lifts all boats
  11. lifts down

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