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tailgating

noun C2
  1. The act of driving dangerously close behind another vehicle. (uncountable) · Tailgating is the most common cause of rear-end collisions.
  2. A tailgate party (social event held on and around the open tailgate of a vehicle) (uncountable)
  3. The act of inappropriately gaining entry into a restricted area, past a checkpoint, by tagging along behind another person who is authorized. (uncountable)
  4. Synonym of front running. (uncountable)

Plural tailgatings

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Words, meanings, pronunciations and translations from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); how common each word is from wordfreq. Made into this dictionary by FluentPlex.