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[ teyl-geyt ] / ˈteɪlˌgeɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR tailgate ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe board or gate at the back of a wagon, truck, station wagon, etc., which can be removed or let down for convenience in loading or unloading. verb (used without object), tail·gat·ed, tail·gat·ing.to follow or drive hazardously close to the rear of another vehicle. verb (used with object), tail·gat·ed, tail·gat·ing.to follow or drive hazardously close to the rear of (another vehicle). adjectivepertaining to or set up on a tailgate: a tailgate picnic before the football game. Origin of tailgate1An Americanism dating back to 1850–55; tail1 + gate1 Words nearby tailgatetail end, tail fan, tail fin, tailfirst, tail fold, tailgate, tailgater, tail-heavy, tailing, tailings, taille Definition for tailgate (2 of 2)[ teyl-geyt ] / ˈteɪlˌgeɪt /
noun Jazz.a style of playing the trombone, especially in Dixieland jazz, distinguished especially by the use of melodic counterpoint and long glissandi. Origin of tailgate2First recorded in 1945–50; so called from the usual seat of trombonists in trucks carrying musicians during a parade Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tailgateExcept for the unhappy expressions on their faces, they looked like they had settled in for a tailgate party. Pop Culture and the Recession|David Frum|April 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST A number of adults at the Tailgate Party are wearing orange T-shirts printed with the words “See You at the Pole Event Staff.” See You at the Pole: Church Youth Gatherings Raise Legal Questions|Katherine Stewart|January 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST The truck was decades old, and it lacked a tailgate so the people in back were crammed together to avoid falling out. Adam Johnson Recalls North Korea: A Country with No Books|Adam Johnson|December 22, 2011|DAILY BEAST Our cars will chide us if we tailgate and watch us as we drive and jolt us awake if are distracted or drifting off to sleep. Secrets of Google's Robo-Car|Paul Saffo|October 11, 2010|DAILY BEAST
There was a tailgate lowered, forming a ramp; above it, the huge double doors opened on a cavern of blackness. Security|Poul William Anderson On the tailgate was spread, three times a day, the jolly good meals that pioneer mothers knew how to cook. Strange Stories of the Great Valley|Abbie Johnston Grosvenor The hounds were snapping furiously as they tried to leap over the tailgate.
British Dictionary definitions for tailgate (1 of 2)
nounanother name for tailboard a door at the rear of a hatchback vehicle verbto drive very close behind (a vehicle) Derived forms of tailgatetailgater, nounBritish Dictionary definitions for tailgate (2 of 2)
nouna gate that is used to control the flow of water at the lower end of a lockCompare head gate Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to tailgatefollow, guide, attend, escort, lead, fly, run, propel, start, spin, ride, send, turn, drag, steer, cruise, push, operate, speed, travel |