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tailgate

1

[teyl-geyt]

noun

  1. the 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)

tailgated, tailgating 
  1. to follow or drive hazardously close to the rear of another vehicle.

verb (used with object)

tailgated, tailgating 
  1. to follow or drive hazardously close to the rear of (another vehicle).

adjective

  1. pertaining to or set up on a tailgate.

    a tailgate picnic before the football game.

tailgate

2

[teyl-geyt]

noun

Jazz.
  1. a style of playing the trombone, especially in Dixieland jazz, distinguished especially by the use of melodic counterpoint and long glissandi.

tailgate

/ ˈٱɪˌɡɪ /

noun

  1. another name for tailboard

  2. a door at the rear of a hatchback vehicle

“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

verb

  1. to drive very close behind (a vehicle)

“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
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ˈٲˌٱ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of tailgate1

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55; tail 1 + gate 1

Origin of tailgate2

First recorded in 1945–50; so called from the usual seat of trombonists in trucks carrying musicians during a parade
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He raised the tailgate, battened down the latches and headed for the cab.

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Merseyside Police said a Ford Galaxy avoided a roadblock by tailgating an ambulance responding to reports of a member of the public having suffered a heart attack.

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Earlier this month, Reform UK stood by a council candidate in Leicestershire over a racist post accusing black drivers of tailgating.

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Some of Lambeau Field will be used for the draft, as will the surrounding tailgating areas.

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Known for infusing Mexican-American flavors into their food, restaurants and cookbooks, the Too Hot Tamales are trusted voices in tailgating cuisine — ideal guides for Super Bowl food and party prep.

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