tail·back (t l b k )n. Football The back on an offensive team who lines up farthest from the line of scrimmage. |
tailback [ˈteɪlˌbæk]
n
a queue of traffic stretching back from an obstruction
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| Noun | 1. | 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 |
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