COATTAIL


Meaning of COATTAIL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkōt-ˌtāl ]

noun

Date: circa 1600

1. : the rear flap of a man's coat

2. plural : the skirts of a dress coat, cutaway, or frock coat

3. plural : the influence or pulling power of a popular movement or person (as a political candidate)

congressmen riding into office on the president's coattail s

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.