tailgating
Collocations
5ADJ.
general, public
VERB + TAILGATING
encounter, kept
TAILGATING + NOUN
car, layla, rima's, skura
PREP.
in, with
ADV.
basically
Definitions
noun
The act of driving dangerously close behind another vehicle.
A tailgate party (social event held on and around the open tailgate of a vehicle)
On his first encounter with tailgating in 2006, he was flabbergasted at the way rival fans mixed peaceably together at the parties. A Chicago Bears fan, he was warmly welcomed into a group of Arizona Cardinals fans and fed. "I was shocked and slightly worried. I thought they were going to poison me. It was just so odd."
Inappropriately gaining entry into a restricted area, past a checkpoint, by tagging along behind another person who is authorized.
Synonym of front running.
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6On his first encounter with tailgating in 2006, he was flabbergasted at the way rival fans mixed peaceably together at the parties. A Chicago Bears fan, he was warmly welcomed into a group of Arizona
WiktionaryTom kept tailgating the car in front of us even though I told him it was unsafe to do so.
Tatoeba · #4497360Mary kept tailgating the car in front of us even though I told her it was unsafe to do so.
Tatoeba · #6406773Sami was tailgating Layla.
Tatoeba · #6810142Aggressive drivers who tailgate are a danger to the general public. Tailgating is basically a kind of road rage.
Tatoeba · #7911575Yanni was tailgating Skura.
Tatoeba · #9824306