Definition of
tailgate has definitions from the field of transportation
1
[ noun ] a gate at the rear of a vehicle; can be lowered for loading

Synonyms

tailboard

Used in print

(T. C. McClary, "The Flooded Desert," Argosy,...)

He let_down the tailgate and was knocked_over by the sluice of water .

Related terms

gate truck beach_wagon

2
[ verb ] (transportation) follow at a dangerously close distance

Examples

"it is dangerous to tailgate another vehicle"

Related terms

follow tailgater

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Rhymes with

watergate segregate desegregate delegate relegate gate gait interrogate promulgate surrogate litigate mitigate instigate investigate castigate profligate obligate floodgate propagate congregate fumigate abrogate irrigate arrogate subjugate navigate corrugate conjugate elongate aggregate negate conjugate

Phonetic and Homophones

T EY1 L G EY2 T

Similar Spelling

tailgater tail_gate tailcoat talkative talk_terms tail_coat talkatively Talcott

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