liftgate

SUV back door

A liftgate is a hinged rear door on a vehicle that swings upward, providing access to cargo space: She opened the liftgate to load the groceries.

Common on SUVs, hatchbacks, and station wagons.

On trucks and delivery vehicles, a liftgate is a hydraulic platform at the rear that raises and lowers cargo between ground level and the truck bed.

vehicle

hatchback

Car with rear swing-door

  • SUVRugged passenger vehicle
  • minivanMultipurpose family vehicle
  • crossoverGenre-blending work or transition

trunk · cargo area · hands-free · keyfob · automatic · motorized · struts · hinges · latch · release

loading

cargo

Transported goods

furniture · appliances · unloading · dolly · hand truck · warehouse · curbside · ground-level · accessibility · weight limit

truck

dock

Mooring structure at water's edge

hydraulic · fold-down · cantilever · capacity · freight · delivery · box truck · semi · flatbed · lowering

mechanism

hydraulic

Relating to pressurized liquids

  • actuatorDevice producing controlled motion
  • cylinderCircular-based solid form
  • pistonReciprocating cylinder component

struts · spring · motor · solenoid · pump · linkage · seal · fluid · pressure · hinge

access

rear entry

width · weatherstripping · seal · glass · window · wiper · handle · threshold · convenience · groceries

Categories
Opposites
door mechanism type

liftgatesliding door

Panel moving along tracks

roll-up door · barn doors · suicide door · swing door · hinged door

vehicle position

liftgatehood

Attached head covering

front door · bonnet · side door

Family

liftgates

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G