tailgate

English

/ˈteɪlˌɡeɪt/

noun

Definitions

A hinged board or hatch at the rear of a vehicle that can be lowered for loading and unloading; a tailboard.
(British) The hinged rear door of a hatchback.
Either of the downstream gates in a canal lock.

Etymology

Affix from English tail + English gate (way, passageway in an airport for embarking passengers, path, road).

Origin

English

gate

Gloss

way, passageway in an airport for embarking passengers, path, road

Concept

Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

`Kanji`

道, 路

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

'Gater English
Ambergate English
Gategate English
Newgate English
Southgate English
Stargateverse English
Tailgate English
algate English
astrotail English
backgate English
bangtail English
beavertail English
betail English
blacktail English
bluetail English
boattail English
bobtail English
brantail English
bristletail English
broadtail English
bucktail English
catstail English
cattail English
coattail English
cottontail English
cowtail English
cross-tail English
culvertail English
de-tail English
degate English
dovetail English
drabble-tail English
draggle-tail English
dragon gate English
ducktail English
e-gate English
endgate English
fantail English
faregate English
farmgate English
feathertail English
filetail English
firetail English
fishtail English
flagtail English
flickertail English
floodgate English
flufftail English
fluxgate English
forcepstail English
foregate English
forktail English
foxtail English
freetail English
gate English
gate rape English
gate-happy English
gateable English
gatecrash English
gatefold English
gatehouse English
gatekeep English
gatekeeper English
gateleg English
gateless English
gatelike English
gateline English
gateman English
gatepier English
gatepost English
gateway English
gatewise English
gatewoman English
goldentail English
goldtail English
hairtail English
hardtail English
headgate English
heliotail English
hell gate English
highgate English
hightail English
hightail it English
horntail English
horsetail English
ingate English
jollytail English
jumpgate English
kicktail English
liftgate English
longtail English
looptail English
lych-gate English
lyretail English
magnetotail English
matchgate English
metaltail English
midgate English
moongate English
mousetail English
multigate English
needletail English
outgate English
oxtail English
pentail English
photogate English
pigtail English
pintail English
ploughtail English
plowtail English
pseudotail English
quaketail English
qugate English
rattail English
redtail English
ring-tailed English
ringtail English
roostertail English
roughtail English
rubytail English
scaletail English
scissorstail English
scissortail English
screwgate English
sharptail English
shavetail English
sheartail English
shieldtail English
shirttail English
shorttail English
silktail English
silvertail English
singletail English
spadetail English
spatuletail English
spiketail English
spindletail English
spinetail English
sprigtail English
springtail English
squaretail English
squirreltail English
stairgate English
stargate English
stifftail English
streamertail English
stubtail English
swallowtail English
swingletail English
swingtail English
swordtail English
tagtail English
tail English
tail end English
tail-pole English
tail-shedding English
tailable English
tailache English
tailback English
tailbeat English
tailblock English
tailboard English
tailbone English
tailbud English
tailcoat English
tailcord English
tailcuff English
tailcup English
taildragger English
tailed English
tailend English
tailer English
tailfan English
tailfeather English
tailfin English
tailflip English
tailflipping English
tailgater English
tailgroup English
tailgut English
tailhead English
tailhole English
tailhook English
tailism English
taillamp English
tailless English
taillight English
taillike English
tailmost English
tailnumber English
tailpiece English
tailpin English
tailpipe English
tailplane English
tailpole English
tailrace English
tailride English
tailshield English
tailsitter English
tailslide English
tailspin English
tailspot English
tailstand English
tailstock English
tailstrike English
tailswing English
tailward English
tailwater English
tailwheel English
tailwhip English
tapertail English
tapetail English
thistletail English
thorntail English
tollgate English
trigate English
tripletail English
trundletail English
turntail English
twintail English
undertail English
veiltail English
wagtail English
wastegate English
watergate English
waygate English
wedgetail English
whiptail English
white-tailed hawk English
whitetail English
wombgate English
yellowtail English
Gate German
gate Dutch, Flemish
gate Portuguese
*gatą Proto-Germanic
ゲート Japanese
gate Middle English
tail Middle English
గేటు Telugu
ဂိတ် Burmese
ဂိတ်ဆုံး Burmese
geti Swahili
게이트 Korean
ligeyithi Swati
gate Mauritian Creole
geet Fiji Hindi
teil Kriol