Tom seems to have been late because of a tailback on the A19.
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Tailback
/ˈteɪlˌbæk/
Synonyms for "tailback" (37 found)
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12 entriescause tailbackform a tailbackheavy tailbackhighway tailbackinterstate tailbacklong tailbackpeak hour tailbacksevere tailbacktailback lengthtailback traffictraffic tailbackurban tailback
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The bus got stuck in a five-mile-long tailback.
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There's a tailback further up. Let's take another route.
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The tailback stretched all the way from the motorway to the city centre.
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