vantail — meaning in English

English meaning

• leaf noun A flat, usually green part of a plant that grows from a stem or branch and carries out photosynthesis.
• tailgate verb To drive too closely behind another vehicle, without leaving a safe stopping distance.

Senses

vantail is used for these senses in English:

• leaf (plural leaves or leafs) A moveable panel, e.g. of a bridge or door, originally one that hinged but now also applied to other forms of movement.
• tailgate Either of the downstream gates in a canal lock.

leaf — full definition

1. noun A flat, usually green part of a plant that grows from a stem or branch and carries out photosynthesis.
2. noun A single sheet of paper in a book, counted as two pages (front and back).
3. noun A thin, flat panel that can be added to a table to make it bigger, or one section of a hinged panel like a door.
4. verb To grow leaves.

tailgate — full definition

1. verb To drive too closely behind another vehicle, without leaving a safe stopping distance.
2. verb To follow someone through a secured door or gate using their access rather than one's own credentials.
3. verb To hold or attend an outdoor party centered around the back of a parked vehicle, typically before a sporting event.

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