lift gate meaning

• noun
    A device at the rear of a lorry, etc for lifting items of cargo to the required height for loading
• 
  [Architecture]
  

  A gate that opens by moving in a vertical direction, in contrast to one that swings about hinges along one edge.

• vertical-lift gate:    [Civil engineering ...
• lift:    Verb: lift &n ...
• -gate:     /-gāt/  &nbs ...

Examples

1. vertical lift gate
2. harness, lift gate
3. He had trouble securing the truck's hydraulic lift gate.
4. The barrier weighs and is operated as a turnover lift gate.
5. The barrier consists of two vertical lift gates, and in length.