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deck lid

American  
Or decklid

noun

  1. the hinged lid forming the upper surface of an automobile deck.


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A fastback design calls for a roughly diagonal profile and backlight glass sloping from the trailing edge of the roofline to the deck lid, a feature nowhere in sight.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

Dealers will repair the deck lid wiring harness possibly replace the camera.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2022

Retractable hardtops can impress onlookers with origami-like routines as their panels and rear window pivot and stack below a motorized deck lid.

From New York Times • Jul. 23, 2020

The car's planners searched all over the world for the components, settling on an electronics system from Japan and aluminum hood and deck lid from Switzerland, among other parts.

From Time Magazine Archive

"The deck lid is still a worry," Gorman admits.

From Time Magazine Archive

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