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Meaning of "coat-tail" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF COAT-TAIL

coat-tail play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COAT-TAIL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Coat-Tail is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COAT-TAIL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of coat-tail in the English dictionary

The definition of coat-tail in the dictionary is the long tapering tails at the back of a man's tailed coat.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COAT-TAIL

coat
coat armour
coat dress
coat hanger
coat of arms
coat of mail
coat rack
coat-of-mail shell
Coatbridge
coated
coatee
coater
Coates
coati
coati-mondi
coati-mundi
coating
coatless
coatroom
coatstand

WORDS THAT END LIKE COAT-TAIL

cat-tail
cat´s-tail
cocktail
crested dog´s-tail
detail
dog´s-tail
e-tail
entail
fishtail
go into detail
in detail
mare´s-tail
nose to tail
pigtail
ponytail
racket-tail
rat-tail
retail
shirt-tail
tail

Synonyms and antonyms of coat-tail in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «coat-tail» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COAT-TAIL

Find out the translation of coat-tail to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of coat-tail from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «coat-tail» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

联票
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

faldones
570 millions of speakers

English

coat-tail
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कोट पूंछ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

معطف الذيل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пальто хвост
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

casaco -tail
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কোট-লেজ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

couche - queue
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kot ekor
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Rockschoß
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

コートテイル
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

코트 꼬리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jas buntut
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

áo đuôi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கோட்-வால்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कोट-शेपटी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

frak kuyruğu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

coat- tail
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

płaszcz -tail
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пальто хвіст
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

strat - coada
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παλτό ουρά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

rok - stert
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

coat - tail
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

coat -tail
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of coat-tail

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COAT-TAIL»

The term «coat-tail» is normally little used and occupies the 126.630 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COAT-TAIL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about coat-tail

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COAT-TAIL»

Discover the use of coat-tail in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to coat-tail and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Negro stories
"Why, boss, my own coat-tail wus a burnin'! Look at it ! All de swing-tail part of my Prancin' Albert coat is ruint — de lef hind tail is plum' burnt off!" One of the men backed Vinegar to where he could stand in front of an automobile light and ...
Eldred Kurtz Means, 1921
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Further E.K. Means
“Why, boss, my own coat-tail wus a burnin'! Look at it! All de swing-tail part of my Prancin' Albert coat is ruint—de lef' hind tail is plum' burnt off! ” One of the men backed Vinegar to where he could stand in front of an automobile light and ...
Eldred Kurtz Means, 1920
3
The American Congress
In this speech, which is known as " Lincoln's coat- tail speech," he said : " The other day, one of the gentlemen from Georgia [Mr. Iverson], an eloquent man and a man of learning, so far as I can judge, not being learned myself, came down ...
Joseph West Moore, 1895
4
The Life of Abraham Lincoln: From His Birth to His ...
But can he remember no other military coat-tail, under which a certain other party have been sheltering for near a quarter of a century ? Has he no acquaintance with the ample military coat-tail of Gen. Jackson ? Does he not know that his own  ...
Ward Hill Lamon, Chauncey Forward Black, 1872
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The Germanic loanwords in Proto-Slavic
*skauta- '(hem of a) skirt, coat-tail' (m. or n. a-stem) Goth. skauts* m. or skaut* n. ( attested Dsg. skauta, masculine according to Lehmann 1986: 311) 'hem'; OHG scǢz m., scǢzo m. 'lap, skirt, coat-tail'; MHG schǢz m./n., schǢz(e) f.; G Schoß 'lap  ...
Saskia Pronk-Tiethoff, 2013
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A Theory of Pay
The possibility of coat-tail settlements is not confined to cases of partial conflict of the sort depicted in figure 5.8; such settlements can occur also when there are no overlaps between any of the regions of complete satisfaction. As it happens ...
Adrian Wood, 1978
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Interpretation: Techniques and Exercises
nowé But the gentleman from Georgia further says, we have deserted all our principles, and taken shelter under General Taylor's military coat tail, and he seems to think this is exceedingly degrading. Well, as his faith is, so be it unto him.
James Nolan, 2012
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The Complete Papers And Writings Of Abraham Lincoln ...
But the gentleman from Georgia further says we have deserted all our principles, and taken shelter under General Taylor's military coat-tail, and he seems to think this is exceedingly degrading. Well, as his faith is, so be it unto him. But can he ...
Abraham Lincoln, 2012
9
The Language of Liberty: The Political Speeches and Writings ...
But thegentleman from Georgia further says,wehavedeserted allour principles, and taken shelter under GeneralTaylor's military coat tail; and he seems to think this is exceedingly degrading. Well, as hisfaith is, so be itunto him. But can he ...
Joseph R. Fornieri, 2009
10
Felix Holt, the radical
And lo! here was the offensive, the casperatingly cool and superior Christian, caught comparatively helpless, with his head hanging on his shoulder, and one coat-tail hanging out heavily below the elbow of the rustic seat. It was this coat- tail ...
George Eliot, 1889

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COAT-TAIL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term coat-tail is used in the context of the following news items.
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Getting best deal is in all of our interests
Instead of looking to coat-tail any concessions Greece may get, Finance Minister Michael Noonan spoke of "several options on re-profiling and ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
2
Roger Federer vs Sam Groth, Wimbledon 2015: as it happened
... on the Swiss' coat-tail. Another "sorry mate", and Federer pounces on a relatively tame serve to make it 40-30, but Groth then aces to hold. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
Chris Cubas Headlines Cap City on July 4th! And July 1st and 2nd …
And I figured, damn, I might as well just coat-tail on Chris. Like I coat-tailed Cody. [laughs] I'm Coat-tail Cownie! Brenner: And, Chris, what's the ... «Austin Chronicle, Jun 15»
4
Obama Schedule || Wednesday, July 1, 2015
... launched dozens of entertainers over the years. Obama is hoping to coat-tail himself to the top of the charts. Reply. MadeInMichigan says:. «White House Dossier, Jun 15»
5
A case for coat-tailing and 5 per cent threshold
In 2002, the coat-tail rule resulted in Jim Anderton's Progressive Party bringing a list MP into Parliament on the back of less than 2 per cent of ... «Manawatu Standard, Jun 15»
6
Labour bid to scrap coat-tail rule fails
The rule exempts a party that wins an electorate seat from the five percent threshold for getting list MPs into Parliament. It has thrown up ... «3News NZ, Jun 15»
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Bid to overturn electoral coat-tailing rule fails
Parliament has voted down a bid to close the loophole that allows MPs to enter Parliament on the coat tail of someone who wins an electorate ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jun 15»
8
Auckland housing market a win-win-win situation
"I'm seriously thinking of becoming an honorary Aucklander myself - just so I, too, can use this marvellous initiative to coat-tail myself on to ... «Wanganui Chronicle, Jun 15»
9
Joe Lindsay: TFI A One-Off - if there is a God, it is.
Loaded magazine, New Lad, cocaine culture, third-rate coat-tail hanger Britpop bands (Shed 7, Ocean Colour Scene, Reef, anyone?) ... «Belfast Live, Jun 15»
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Go for Saturday, June 6: Vancouver USA Singers, Grand Floral …
Gary Bennet and the Coat-Tail Riders, 8:30 p.m. Jollie's Restaurant and Lounge, 17701 N.E. Union Road, Ridgefield; no cover charge. «The Columbian, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Coat-Tail [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/coat-tail>. May 2024 ».
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