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tailback

 

Definitions from WordNet

Noun tailback has 2 senses
  1. tailback - (football) the person who plays tailback
    --1 is a kind of
    back
  2. tailback - the position of the offensive back on a football team who lines up farthest from the line of scrimmage
    --2 is a kind of
    back
    --2 is a member of football team, eleven

Definitions from the Web

tailback

Noun:

1. A player in American football who lines up behind the quarterback and is primarily responsible for carrying the ball.

Sample sentence: The tailback sprinted through the defensive line and scored a touchdown.

2. Traffic congestion caused by a queue of vehicles on a road, typically extending some distance beyond the point of obstruction.

Sample sentence: The accident on the highway led to a tailback that lasted for several miles.

3. A person or vehicle positioned at the back or end of a line or group.

Sample sentence: The tailback of the marathon race proudly crossed the finish line.

4. A local term used in certain regions to describe a type of popular hairstyle characterized by a long section of hair at the back of the head while the rest is shorter.

Sample sentence: In the 80s, the tailback hairstyle was trendy among rock stars.

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