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tailback

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tail·back  (tlbk)
n. Football
The back on an offensive team who lines up farthest from the line of scrimmage.

tailback
Noun
Brit a queue of traffic stretching back from an obstruction
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.tailback - (American football) the person who plays tailback
football, football game - any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal
back - (football) a person who plays in the backfield
2.tailback - (American football) the position of the offensive back on a football team who lines up farthest from the line of scrimmage
back - (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage
football team, eleven - a team that plays football
Translations

tailback [ˈteɪlbæk] n (BRIT) (AUT) → cola
tailback [ˈteɪlbæk] n (Brit) → bouchon m
tailback [ˈteɪlbæk] tail (Brit) n (Aut) → Stau m
tailback [ˈteɪlbæk] n (BRIT) → ingorgo


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