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Synonyms for tail gate

Most common

draft US hatch piggyback tailboard

All synonyms

Noun

draft US, draught UK, hatch, tailboard, piggyback

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    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.

Related words

Is a kind of
sluice gate water gate gate
Other spellings
tail-gate tailgate

Example sentences

  • draft Tom did a good job proofreading Mary's rough draft.
  • hatch The hen sits on her eggs until the chicks hatch.
  • piggyback Daddy, I can't walk any more. Could you give me a piggyback ride?

By length

5 letters
draft1, hatch1
7 letters
draught1
9 letters
piggyback3, tailboard

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (piggyback3 = 3 syllables).