tail back
1tail back — ˌtail ˈback [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they tail back he/she/it tails back present participle tailing back past tense …
2tail|back — «TAYL BAK», noun. Football. the offensive halfback in the single wing formation whose position is farthest back from the line of scrimmage …
3tail back — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms tail back : present tense I/you/we/they tail back he/she/it tails back present participle tailing back past tense tailed back past participle tailed back to form a long line of traffic that is not moving …
4tail·back — /ˈteılˌbæk/ noun, pl backs [count] 1 American football : a player on offense who runs with the ball and blocks : ↑halfback 2 Brit : a situation in which the flow of traffic is blocked and a long line of vehicles forms a traffic tailback [=(US) …
5tail back — PHRASAL VERB When traffic tails back, a long line of it forms along a road, and moves very slowly or not at all, for example because of road works or an accident. [BRIT] → See also tailback [V P] Southbound traffic tailed back for twenty miles on …
6tail back — Brit. (of traffic) become congested and form a tailback. → tail …
7tail — ► NOUN 1) the hindmost part of an animal, especially when extended beyond the rest of the body. 2) something extending downwards, outwards, or back like an animal s tail. 3) the rear part of an aircraft, with the tailplane and rudder. 4) the… …
8tail — tail1 W3S2 [teıl] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(animal)¦ 2¦(aircraft)¦ 3¦(shirt)¦ 4¦(back part)¦ 5 tails 6 the tail end of something 7 be on somebody s tail 8¦(follow)¦ 9 turn tail …
9tail — 1 /teIl/ noun 1 ANIMAL (C) the movable part at the back of an animal s body: The dog wagged its tail. | a fish s tail 2 AIRCRAFT (C) the back part of an aircraft 3 SHIRT (C) the bottom part of your shirt at the back, that you put inside your… …
10tail — I UK [teɪl] / US noun Word forms tail : singular tail plural tails ** 1) [countable] a part at the back of an animal s body that can move The animal sprays liquid from a gland under its tail. the bright tail feathers of a peacock 2) a)… …
