tail gate

1. 1.

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

   Broadergate

Questions about tail gate

What does tail gate mean?

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

Is tail gate a common word?

tail gate is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.