tailgate

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Synonyms: tail gate, algate, tollgate, tailrace, stairgate, tailgater, tailage, tailgated, tailgates, taillage, talliate

Antonyms: tail gate, algate, tollgate, tailrace, stairgate, tailgater, tailage, tailgated, tailgates, taillage, talliate

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|automotive}} A [[hinged]] [[board]] or [[hatch]] at the rear of a [[vehicle]] that can be lowered for [[loading]] and [[unloading]].
2. {{lb|en|especially|British}} The hinged rear door of a [[hatchback]].
3. {{senseid|en|downstream watergate}} The [[downstream]] [[gate]] in the [[lock#English:_Q105731|lock]] on a [[canal]] or [[river]], or in an [[irrigation]] system.
4. {{senseid|en|Q7676111}} {{lb|en|US}} {{ellipsis of|en|tailgate party<id:Q7676111>}}.
5. {{lb|en|mining}} A [[tunnel]] for drawing spent [[air]] away from the working face of a [[mine]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|automotive|intransitive|transitive}} To [[drive]] dangerously close behind another [[vehicle]].
2. 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]].
3. {{lb|en|finance|of a broker}} To privately purchase or sell a security immediately after trading in the same security for a client.
4. {{lb|en|US|intransitive}} To [[participate]] in a [[tailgate party]].

Proper noun

1. {{synonym of|en|Monicagate}}.

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