tailgate - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

Forum API

- See Also:
- - tail bone
  - tail end
  - tail feather
  - tail fin
  - tail light
  - tail race
  - tail-off
  - tailback
  - tailboard
  - tailcoat
  - tailgate
  - tailing
  - taille
  - tailor
  - tailor-made
  - tailorbird
  - tailored
  - tailpiece
  - tailpipe
  - tailplane
  - tailspin
- Settings:
- - Click on word:
    gets translation
    does nothing
- - Recent searches:
    - Save history
    - View All
- Links:
- WR Random Word:
- Try out WordReference Random Word! Each page load will return a random word from the dictionary. Or test your knowledge and have each page load with the definition hidden!

tailgate

in Spanish | in French | in Italian | English synonyms | in context | images

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
tailgate/ˈteɪlɡeɪt/

▶noun a hinged flap giving access to the back of a truck.

■ the door at the back of an estate or hatchback car.

▶verb informal drive too closely behind (another vehicle).

– derivatives
tailgater noun.

'tailgate' also found in these Oxford entries:

Forum discussions with the word(s) "tailgate" in the title:

No titles with the word(s) "tailgate".

Ask in the forums yourself.Visit the English Only Forum.

Look up "tailgate" at Merriam-Webster
Look up "tailgate" at dictionary.com

In other languages: Spanish | French | Italian | Portuguese | German | Russian | Polish | Romanian | Czech | Greek | Turkish | Chinese | Japanese | Korean | Arabic

Download free Android and iPhone apps

Android App

iPhone App

Report an inappropriate ad.