TAILGATE


Meaning of TAILGATE in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' t ā l- ˌ g ā t

Function: noun

Date: 1868

1 : a board or gate at the rear of a vehicle that can be removed or let down (as for loading)

2 [from the custom of seating trombonists at the rear of trucks carrying jazz bands in parades] : a jazz trombone style marked by much use of slides to and from long sustained tones

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