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decklid

noun

Etymology

From deck + lid.

  1. inherited from *ḱley-✻
  2. inherited from *ḱlitós✻
  3. inherited from *hlidą✻
  4. inherited from *hlid✻
  5. inherited from hlid
  6. inherited from lid
  7. compounded as decklid — “deck + lid”

Definitions

  1. An auto body panel that is the cover over the trunk (boot) of a motor vehicle.

    • For maximum corrosion resistance, the company builds its doors, hoods and decklids of galvanized steel.

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