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Tailback
//ˈteɪlˌbæk// noun
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Noun
- 1 A line of motor vehicles causing or the result of traffic congestion or a traffic jam. Commonwealth, Ireland, UK
"The idea of a British warship supposedly menacing Spain is ludicrous. Is it meant to bomb Cadiz? Will its guns lift a rush-hour tailback in a colony that most Britons regard as awash with tax dodgers, drug dealers and right-wing whingers? The Gibraltarians have rights, but why British taxpayers should send warships to enforce them, even if just "on exercise", is a mystery."
- 2 (American football) the position of the offensive back on a football team who lines up farthest from the line of scrimmage wordnet
- 3 A running back or halfback who lines up furthest to the rear in an I formation.
- 4 (American football) the person who plays tailback wordnet
Etymology
From tail + back.
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