tailback
nounUS /ˈteɪlˌbæk/
Etymology From tail + back.
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Commonwealth, Ireland, UK A line of motor vehicles causing or the result of traffic congestion or a traffic jam.
- 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.2013 August 14, Simon Jenkins, The Guardian:
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American football, Ball games, Football, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports A running back or halfback who lines up furthest to the rear in an I formation.