tailback

Plural: tailbacks

Noun

• A football player in the backfield, typically a running back.
• (American football) the person who plays tailback
• (American football) the position of the offensive back on a football team who lines up farthest from the line of scrimmage
• A line of motor vehicles causing or the result of traffic congestion or a traffic jam.
• A running back or halfback who lines up furthest to the rear in an I formation.

Examples

• Scoring with TAILBACK felt like a touchdown on the Scrabble board.

Synonyms

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