Hyphenation of tailgate

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word tailgate? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

tail-gate

Definitions of tailgate:

1.	A gate at the rear of a vehicle Can be lowered for loading
2.	Follow at a dangerously close distance It is dangerous to tailgate another vehicle

Synonyms of tailgate:

noun	tailboard, gate
verb	follow

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.