tailgate

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. A hinged board or hatch at the rear of a vehicle that can be lowered for loading and unloading.
2. (British) The hinged rear door of a hatchback.
3. Either of the downstream gates in a canal lock.
4. (US, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of tailgate party.
5. A tunnel for drawing spent air away from the working face of a mine.

Verb

1. (intransitive, transitive) To drive dangerously close behind another vehicle.
2. 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.
3. To privately purchase or sell a security immediately after trading in the same security for a client.
4. (US, intransitive) To have a tailgate party.

Concepten

laadklep

kleven

achterklep

bumperkleven

Synoniemen

tailboard

tail-board

pygidium

Vertalingen

Heckklappe

drängeln

dicht auffahren

fahren ohne Sicherheitsabstand

portellone

insequi

portão

guarda traseira

puerta trasera

conducir pegado a

chupar rueda

الباب الخلفي

arka kapak

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈteɪlˌɡeɪt/

Etymologie (Engels)

From tail + gate.