Meaning of Tailgate | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A hinged board or hatch at the rear of a vehicle that can be lowered for loading and unloading.
2. Synonym of Monicagate.
3. The hinged rear door of a hatchback.
   British, especially
4. The downstream gate in the lock on a canal or river, or in an irrigation system.
5. Ellipsis of tailgate party.
   US, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
6. A tunnel for drawing spent air away from the working face of a mine.

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Examples

“Drop the tailgate, please, and I'll load these pallets.”

“When they first attached tailgates to cars, we were hooked. By the 1970s, wagons with names like Vista Cruiser and Town & Country sported tailgates as big as dining tables.”

“Open up the tailgate, please, and retrieve her suitcases.”

“The locktender closed the tailgate and the chamber started to fill.”

“Are you coming to the tailgate? We'll be grilling brisket.”

““You don’t want to be at a tailgate having fish and chips,” said Elanja O’Toole, who wore a San Diego Chargers jersey while her husband, Llian O’Toole, wore a St. Louis Rams jersey and face paint.”

“The website was created by Harry St. John, a former college athlete who wanted to take the agony out of managing tailgates.”

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