ALL meanings of coattail
coat·tail
C c - noun coattail the back part of a coat below the waist; esp., either half of this part when divided, as on a swallow-tailed coat 3
- noun coattail the back of the skirt on a man's coat or jacket. 1
- noun coattail one of the two back parts of the skirt of a coat, especially one of the tails on a tail coat. 1
- adjective coattail gained by association with another, especially with a successful or celebrated person: coattail benefits. 1
- idioms coattail on someone's coattails, aided by association with another person: The senator rode into office on the president's coattails. 1
- idioms coattail on the coattails of, immediately after or as a result of: His decline in popularity followed on the coattails of the scandal. 1
- noun coattail Each of the flaps formed by the lower back of a coat, especially a tailcoat. 1
- noun coattail The flap at the back of a coat that hangs down, sometimes below the waist. 0
- noun coattail (usually in the plural, figuratively) Success of a figure, organization or movement that transfers to those who associate with it. 0