- tailback tail·back n Brit
- ['teɪlˌbæk]
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tailback tail·back n Brit
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tail back — ˌtail ˈback [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they tail back he/she/it tails back present participle tailing back past tense … Useful english dictionary
tail back — Brit. (of traffic) become congested and form a tailback. → tail … English new terms dictionary
tail·back — /ˈteılˌbæk/ noun, pl backs [count] 1 American football : a player on offense who runs with the ball and blocks : ↑halfback 2 Brit : a situation in which the flow of traffic is blocked and a long line of vehicles forms a traffic tailback [=(US) … Useful english dictionary
tail back — PHRASAL VERB When traffic tails back, a long line of it forms along a road, and moves very slowly or not at all, for example because of road works or an accident. [BRIT] → See also tailback [V P] Southbound traffic tailed back for twenty miles on … English dictionary
tail — ► NOUN 1) the hindmost part of an animal, especially when extended beyond the rest of the body. 2) something extending downwards, outwards, or back like an animal s tail. 3) the rear part of an aircraft, with the tailplane and rudder. 4) the… … English terms dictionary
tail — tail1 noun 1》 the hindmost part of an animal, especially when extended beyond the rest of the body, such as the flexible extension of the backbone in a vertebrate or the feathers at the hind end of a bird. 2》 something extending downwards,… … English new terms dictionary
tailed — tail ► NOUN 1) the hindmost part of an animal, especially when extended beyond the rest of the body. 2) something extending downwards, outwards, or back like an animal s tail. 3) the rear part of an aircraft, with the tailplane and rudder. 4) the … English terms dictionary
tailless — tail ► NOUN 1) the hindmost part of an animal, especially when extended beyond the rest of the body. 2) something extending downwards, outwards, or back like an animal s tail. 3) the rear part of an aircraft, with the tailplane and rudder. 4) the … English terms dictionary
