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coattail

 
Dictionary: coat·tail   (kōt'tāl') pronunciation
n.
  1. The loose back part of a coat that hangs below the waist.
  2. coattails The skirts of a formal or dress coat.
idiom:

on the coattails of

  1. As a result of the success of another: elected to office on the coattails of a popular governor.
  2. Immediately following or as a direct result of: resigned on the coattails of the scandal.


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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the loose back flap of a coat that hangs below the waist


 
 

 

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Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
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