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tailgate
1[ teyl-geyt ]
noun
- 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)
- to follow or drive hazardously close to the rear of another vehicle.
verb (used with object)
- to follow or drive hazardously close to the rear of (another vehicle).
adjective
- pertaining to or set up on a tailgate:
a tailgate picnic before the football game.
tailgate
2[ teyl-geyt ]
noun
- a style of playing the trombone, especially in Dixieland jazz, distinguished especially by the use of melodic counterpoint and long glissandi.
tailgate
/ ˈ³Ù±ðɪ±ôˌɡ±ðɪ³Ù /
noun
- another name for tailboard
- a door at the rear of a hatchback vehicle
verb
- to drive very close behind (a vehicle)
Derived Forms
- ˈ³Ù²¹¾±±ôËŒ²µ²¹³Ù±ð°ù, noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of tailgate2
Example Sentences
Some of Lambeau Field will be used for the draft, as will the surrounding tailgating areas.
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.
The gates will open at 13:30 local time – four hours before kick-off – with fans encouraged to arrive early and enjoy the pre-game entertainment, which includes a tailgate concert headlined by Post Malone.
In fact, the first, real pre-game tailgate was believed to have taken place before the Harvard-Yale game in 1906 because automobile registrations were at a record high for the first time since its inception.
The soldiers opened fire as the men arrived at St Patrick's Church car park in a hijacked lorry which had a heavy machine gun welded to its tailgate.
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