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单词 tailbacks
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tailback

noun

tail·​back ˈtāl-ˌbak How to pronounce tailback (audio)
1
: the offensive football back farthest from the line of scrimmage
2
British : a line of vehicles caused by a traffic slowdown or stoppage

Synonyms

  • backup
  • bottleneck
  • jam
  • jam-up
  • logjam
  • snarl
  • tie-up
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Example Sentences

stuck in a five-mile tailback on the southbound carriageway
Recent Examples on the Web With Rodriguez unavailable, Kentucky will turn to seniors Kavosiey Smoke and Ramon Jefferson, an FCS transfer, at tailback. The Courier-Journal, 4 Sep. 2022 Tim Tebow in 2007 and Lamar Jackson in 2016 each led their teams to 9-3 regular seasons, but both put up eye-popping numbers that included the rushing stats of an all-conference tailback. Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2022 Having added a physically imposing downhill runner in Tyrion Davis-Price in the third round of the draft, San Francisco has more options in a deep backfield to take the strain off Samuel and allow him to be used more sporadically as a tailback. Nicholas Mcgee, Forbes, 2 Aug. 2022 Horvath looks to be the more versatile of the two, having played tailback at Purdue. Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2022 The 2021 Aggies will lean on 1,000-yard rusher tailback Isaiah Spiller and a defense returning nine starters. Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 31 Aug. 2021 Neithan Stanley, a football coach who became a father figure to Castagnoli, said his mentee played tailback and defensive back. oregonlive, 6 Aug. 2022 Adams said Dubinion played tailback and defensive back as a freshman and just had a knack for making things happen on either side of the ball. Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 9 July 2022 The Dolphins allowed a fourth team to rush for more than 100 yards (Colts gained 139 on 33 carries) and a third tailback to go over the century mark, as Jonathan Taylor gained 103 yards and scored a touchdown on 16 carries. Omar Kelly, sun-sentinel.com, 4 Oct. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1930, in the meaning defined at sense 1

tailbacks

noun

plural of tailback, British
as in jams
a crowded mass (as of cars) that impedes or blocks movement stuck in a five-mile tailback on the southbound carriageway

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • jams
  • snarls
  • bottlenecks
  • congestions
  • backups
  • traffic
  • delays
  • logjams
  • gridlocks
  • jam-ups
  • tangles
  • stoppages
  • locks
  • slowdowns
  • tie-ups
  • crawls
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