liftover

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noun

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

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Meanings

nounliftover (plural liftovers)

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

Origin

From lift + over.

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APA

liftover. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/liftover

MLA

“liftover.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/liftover. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “liftover,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/liftover.

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