Tailgate

"Tailgate" in Russian

за́дний откидно́й борт

zádnij otkidnój bort

(hinged board or hatch at the rear of a vehicle)

спускно́й шлюз

spusknój šljuz

(either of the downstream gates in a canal lock)

не соблюда́ть диста́нцию

ne sobljudátʹ distánciju

(drive dangerously close behind another vehicle)

не соблюсти́ диста́нцию

ne sobljustí distánciju

(drive dangerously close behind another vehicle)

проходить паровозиком

proxoditʹ

(to follow another person through access control on their access, rather than on one’s own credentials, especially when entering a door controlled by a card reader)

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