automobile trunk

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automobile trunk - compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or shopping or tools; "he put his golf bag in the trunk"

luggage compartment, trunk

boot - British term for the luggage compartment in a car

auto, automobile, car, motorcar, machine - a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work"

compartment - a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area

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Indeed, for most people, the ordinary act of reaching to pick up a cumbersome object from an automobile trunk and pull it over the bumper and trunk lip can be hazardous.

Preventing disability losses in emergency services

The cargo area is almost 11 feet wide, 86 feet long and 7 feet high: the equivalent of 220 automobile trunks.