traffic tailback

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• Traffic congestion — Traffic jam redirects here. For other uses, see Traffic jam (disambiguation). Traffic congestion on Marginal Pinheiros, near downtown São Paulo. According to Time magazine, São Paulo has the world s worst traffic jams.[1 …   Wikipedia

• tailback — ► NOUN Brit. ▪ a long queue of traffic extending back from a junction or obstruction …   English terms dictionary

• tailback — UK [ˈteɪlˌbæk] / US noun [countable] Word forms tailback : singular tailback plural tailbacks British a long line of traffic that is moving very slowly or not moving at all …   English dictionary

• tailback — tail|back [ˈteılbæk] n 1.) BrE a line of traffic that is moving very slowly or not moving at all ▪ a five mile tailback on the M25 2.) AmE the player who is the furthest back from the front line in American football …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• tailback — [[t]te͟ɪlbæk[/t]] tailbacks N COUNT A tailback is a long line of traffic stretching back along a road, which moves very slowly or not at all, for example because of road works or an accident. [BRIT] The flooding led to six mile tailbacks between… …   English dictionary

• tailback — n. player who is stationed farthest behind the scrimmage line; position played by the tailback (Football); long line of traffic that stretches back from an intersection or other obstacle (British) …   English contemporary dictionary

• tailback — noun (C) BrE a line of traffic that is moving very slowly or not moving at all: a five mile tailback on the M25 …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• tailback — noun A line of motor vehicles caught up in traffic congestion; a traffic jam …   Wiktionary

• tailback — noun Date: 1930 1. the offensive football back farthest from the line of scrimmage 2. British a line of vehicles caused by a traffic slowdown or stoppage …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• tailback — noun 1》 Brit. a long queue of traffic extending back from a junction or obstruction. 2》 American Football the offensive back stationed furthest from the line of scrimmage …   English new terms dictionary

• tailback — [ˈteɪlˌbæk] noun [C] British a long line of traffic that is moving very slowly …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English