tailback — Englisches Wörterbuch

Substantiv

1. A line of motor vehicles causing or the result of traffic congestion or a traffic jam.

   Gebrauch

   • Gebrauch im Commonwealth
   • Ireland
   • britischer Gebrauch

   Synonyme

   backup

   Beispiele

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   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. A running back or halfback who lines up furthest to the rear in an I formation.

Substantiv

1. (American football) the person who plays tailback

   Oberbegriffe

   back

2. (American football) the position of the offensive back on a football team who lines up farthest from the line of scrimmage

   Oberbegriffe

   back