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tailback noun [ ˈteɪlbak ]

• a long queue of stationary or slow-moving traffic extending back from a busy junction or similar obstruction on the road.
• "tailbacks affected all roads into Leeds"
Similar: traffic jam, file, congestion, queue, line,
• the offensive back stationed furthest from the line of scrimmage.


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