Tailgate

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈteɪlˌɡeɪt/

Origin

From tail + gate.

Noun

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

Derived terms

• (hatch at rear of vehicle) tailgate party

Related terms

• tradegate

Verb

1. (automotive) To drive dangerously close behind another vehicleThat idiot has been tailgating me for the last five minutes.
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. (finance, of a broker) To privately purchase or sell a security immediately after trading in the same security for a client.
4. (US) to have a tailgate party

Synonyms

• (access control) piggyback, draft

Coordinate terms

• (buying or selling a security) front run