tailback
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++tail·back /ˈteɪlbæk/ noun [countable] 1 British EnglishTTC a line of traffic that is moving very slowly or not moving at all 〔因交通堵塞而形成的〕车辆长龙 a five-mile tailback on the M25 25号高速公路上长达五英里的塞车长龙2. American English the player who is the furthest back from the front line in American football 〔美式橄榄球中离对阵争球线最远的〕攻方尾后卫
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tailback• Both carriageways were closed for eight hours causing huge tailbacks.• But flustered John's ordeal only ended when police went to investigate what was causing the two-mile tailback near Gateshead.• Southbound there were tailbacks for miles.tail·back nounChineseSyllable
that of slowly is or traffic Corpus very line a moving
tailback
tail‧back /ˈteɪlbæk/
noun [countable]
1. British English a line of traffic that is moving very slowly or not moving at all:
a five-mile tailback on the M25
2. American English the player who is the furthest back from the front line in American football
tail‧back /ˈteɪlbæk/
noun [countable]1. British English a line of traffic that is moving very slowly or not moving at all:
2. American English the player who is the furthest back from the front line in American football