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- Dictionarytailgate/ˈteɪlɡeɪt/
noun
- 1. a hinged flap at the back of a truck that can be lowered or removed when loading or unloading the vehicle.
- 2. denoting a style of jazz trombone playing characterized by improvisation in the manner of the early New Orleans musicians.
verb
- 1. drive too closely behind (another vehicle): "he started tailgating the motorist in front"
- 2. host or attend a social gathering at which an informal meal is served from the back of a parked vehicle, typically in the car park of a sports stadium: North American "their families tailgated together at Iowa home football games"
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Learn the noun, verb, and adjective meanings of tailgate, as well as its origin and usage examples. Tailgate can refer to a vehicle panel, a jazz style, a party, or a driving behavior.
Tailgate can be a noun or a verb. As a noun, it means the door or board at the back of a vehicle that can be brought down to put in goods. As a verb, it means to drive too closely behind another vehicle or to cook food and have drinks out of the back of your car before a sports event.
Tailgate definition: 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.. See examples of TAILGATE used in a sentence.
Tailgate can mean a part of a vehicle, a gate in a canal lock, or a style of trombone playing. It can also mean to follow too closely behind another vehicle or to have a picnic on a tailgate.
TAILGATE meaning: 1. the door or board at the back of a vehicle that can be brought down to put in goods 2. an…. Learn more.
Tailgate can be a noun for a door at the back of a vehicle, or a verb for driving closely behind another vehicle. It can also refer to a style of jazz trombone playing or a picnic before a sports event.
A tailgate is the hinged opening at the back of a pickup truck. And as a verb, to tailgate is to drive too close to another vehicle. It's dangerous to tailgate, because you might crash into the car in front of you if it stops suddenly.
