TAILGATE


Meaning of TAILGATE in English

n. & v.

--n.

1. esp. US a TAILBOARD. b the tail door of an estate car or hatchback.

2 the lower end of a canal lock.

--v. US colloq.

1. intr. drive too closely behind another vehicle.

2 tr. follow (a vehicle) too closely.

Derivatives:

tailgater n.

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.