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Definition of endgate in English: endgatenounˈɛndɡɛɪtˈen(d)ɡāt North American A tailboard. Example sentencesExamples - Its massive aft endgate was open to lay flat on the frozen ground.
- A few minutes after the last endgate closed, all six shuttles silently rose in unison from the meadow.
- In accordance with military methodology, the landers were arrayed in an arc, with their endgates facing the imposing granite mass and their forward ends resting within a few meters of the bank of the Merced river.
- Shortly, the silence was broken by the whine of motors, as the endgate of the shuttle swung open, folding itself against the frozen ground with a low-pitched metallic clang.
- They stood on the endgate of their shuttle craft, breathing the new planet's cold night air.
Definition of endgate in US English: endgatenounˈen(d)ɡāt North American another term for tailgate Example sentencesExamples - In accordance with military methodology, the landers were arrayed in an arc, with their endgates facing the imposing granite mass and their forward ends resting within a few meters of the bank of the Merced river.
- They stood on the endgate of their shuttle craft, breathing the new planet's cold night air.
- Shortly, the silence was broken by the whine of motors, as the endgate of the shuttle swung open, folding itself against the frozen ground with a low-pitched metallic clang.
- A few minutes after the last endgate closed, all six shuttles silently rose in unison from the meadow.
- Its massive aft endgate was open to lay flat on the frozen ground.
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