TAIL GATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tail gate mean? 

• TAIL GATE (noun)
  The noun TAIL GATE has 1 sense:

1. a gate downstream from a lock or canal that is used to control the flow of water at the lower end

  Familiarity information: TAIL GATE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TAIL GATE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A gate downstream from a lock or canal that is used to control the flow of water at the lower end

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("tail gate" is a kind of...):

gate (a movable barrier in a fence or wall)