tailgate
/ˈteɪlˌɡeɪt/ noun C1- A hinged board or hatch at the rear of a vehicle that can be lowered for loading and unloading. · Drop the tailgate, please, and I'll load these pallets.
- The downstream gate in the lock on a canal or river, or in an irrigation system. · The locktender closed the tailgate and the chamber started to fill.
- A tunnel for drawing spent air away from the working face of a mine.
Plural tailgates
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