tailback
IPA: tˈeɪɫbæk
noun
- (UK) A line of motor vehicles causing or the result of traffic congestion or a traffic jam.
- (American football) A running back or halfback who lines up furthest to the rear in an I formation.
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Examples of "tailback" in Sentences
- Grady made two starts at tailback.
- He was a tailback, a center and an end.
- He was the starting tailback for the Tigers.
- George Cafego carried the ball as a tailback.
- In this case, the halfback becomes a tailback.
- As a football player, Getzlaf played tailback.
- Baker played quarterback and tailback for the Democrats.
- Police reported a tailback of as a consequence of the protest.
- At the outset, the defense tries to pursue the sweeping tailback.
- Both the tailback and halfback are triple threats in this offense.
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