Meanings
plural midgates · alternative mid-gate · alternative mid gate
- 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
Origin
From mid- + gate. From being a door in the middle of a truck, separating the front half from the rear half.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Polish midgate
- midgatepanel forming the rear of the cab of a truck
Cite this entry
midgate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midgate
“midgate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midgate. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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