frunk

Definitions

A trunk (boot, storage compartment) located at the front rather than the rear of a car.

Equivalents

Examples

“The Model⟳ S, showing off both its traditional trunk and its surprising "frunk."”

“I pop the trunk of the Porsche and find⟳ ...the engine. […] I walk⟳ around the front of the car, pop the other trunk—the frunk?—and discover⟳ a tire⟳ iron⟳ nestled next to the spare⟳.”

“[…] a rear cargo area that's more like⟳ that of a hatchback than the trunk of a sedan, and a "frunk" where the engine isn't. It's also theoretically safer than a dinosaur-burner, at least in a frontal collision, because the frunk provides a long crumple zone in the front […]”

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