Meaning
- (noun) A hinged board or hatch at the rear of a vehicle that can be lowered for loading and unloading; a tailboard.
- (noun) The hinged rear door of a hatchback.
- (noun) Either of the downstream gates in a canal lock.
- (verb) To drive dangerously close behind another vehicle. “That idiot has been tailgating me for the last five minutes.”
- (verb) 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.
- (verb) (of a broker) To privately purchase or sell a security immediately after trading in the same security for a client.
- (verb) To have a tailgate party.
Letter breakdown
- Tailgate contains 8 letters: 4 vowel(s) and 4 consonant(s).
- It uses 6 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 2.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 9.
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Words starting with TAI
- tail
- tailcoat
- tailcoats
- tailed
- tailgated
- tailgates
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- taillight
- taillights
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- tailored
- tailoring
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Reader questions
What does Tailgate mean?
A hinged board or hatch at the rear of a vehicle that can be lowered for loading and unloading; a tailboard.
How many letters are in Tailgate?
Tailgate has 8 letters.
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