trunk
noun [C] (CAR) /trʌŋk/ US (UK boot)Definition
B1 a covered space at the back of a car, for storing things in: I always keep a blanket and a toolkit in the trunk for emergencies. Her husband's dismembered body was later discovered in the trunk of her car.The exterior of vehicles
(Definition of trunk noun (CAR) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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