midgate
midgate noun: a panel or door, forming the rear of the cab of a truck, separating it from the truckbed, that can be removed or folded away to expand the length of the truck bed.
Noun
midgate (plural midgates)
- A panel or door, forming the rear of the cab of a truck, separating it from the truckbed, that can be removed or folded away to expand the length of the truck bed.
- The Avalanche’s raison d’être is theoretically its midgate — the rear wall of the cab, behind the second-row seats — which can be lowered to extend the 63-inch-long bed by another 34 inches inside the cab (displacing back-seat passengers in the process).2007 July 22, Jerry Garrett, “Battle of the Beds: Suave S.U.V.’s With Pickup Lines”, in New York Times
Forms of midgate
| plural | midgates |
|---|---|
| alternative form | mid-gate |
| alternative form | mid gate |
Origin of midgate
From mid- + gate. From being a door in the middle of a truck, separating the front half from the rear half.
Questions about midgate
- What does midgate mean?
- Midgate means a panel or door, forming the rear of the cab of a truck, separating it from the truckbed, that can be removed or folded away to expand the length of the truck bed.
- What part of speech is midgate?
- Midgate is a noun.
- What is the plural of midgate?
- The plural of midgate is midgates.
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