Associations to the word «Tailgate»

Wiktionary

TAILGATE, noun. A hinged board or hatch at the rear of a vehicle that can be lowered for loading and unloading; a tailboard.
TAILGATE, noun. (British) The hinged rear door of a hatchback.
TAILGATE, noun. Either of the downstream gates in a canal lock.
TAILGATE, verb. (automotive) To drive dangerously close behind another vehicle.
TAILGATE, verb. To follow another person through access control on their access, rather than on one’s own credentials, especially when entering a door controlled by a card reader.
TAILGATE, verb. (finance) (of a broker) To privately purchase or sell a security immediately after trading in the same security for a client.
TAILGATE, verb. (US) to have a tailgate party
TAILGATE PARTIES, noun. Plural of tailgate party
TAILGATE PARTY, noun. A celebration, held in a parking lot, with picnic food served out of the back of automobiles or pickup trucks.

Dictionary definition

TAILGATE, noun. A gate at the rear of a vehicle; can be lowered for loading.
TAILGATE, verb. Follow at a dangerously close distance; "it is dangerous to tailgate another vehicle".

Wise words

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