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UK
/tˈeɪlbæk/
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NOUN
- (American football) the position of the offensive back on a football team who lines up farthest from the line of scrimmage
- (American football) the person who plays tailback
How To Use tailback In A Sentence
- On Bush's first touchdown reception, he lined up at tailback, but tight end Dominique Byrd was also in the backfield, creating a dilemma for the defense.
- Residents in Passage East are enduring another summer of discontent due to traffic tailbacks approaching the local car ferry.
- The seven-time Pro Bowler has been paving the way for 1,000-yard tailbacks for 15 years now, largely thanks to his unique speed for a lineman and ability to pull on sweeps from the interior of the line. The not-so-Super team: Best players never to reach the final
- At Georgia, he had started at flanker, tailback, quarterback, and split end, and also had handled punt and kickoff return duties.
- But the traffic tailbacks and jams, which stretched right back into York, lasted well into the rush hour.
- Yesterday there was a four-mile tailback on the main road into the city after a crash involving a truck and a car.
- LeSean McCoy, since McCoy tweeted that Umenyiora was "overrated" and "soft," and Umenyiora dubbed the tailback " Lady Gaga. NYDN Rss
- Nash was an impact player at tailback who was expected to be the team's heir apparent to take over for MU career leading rusher Zack Abron, who was lost to graduation after 2003. USATODAY.com
- Motorists were caught up in long traffic tailbacks after an accident caused chaos on the motorway and led to traffic congestion on main routes through Kendal.
- Especially not tailback Thomas Jones, who came to New York a year ago after being dealt from the Chicago Bears, whom he helped reach the Super Bowl. Mangenius? Third season will prove coach's worth in N.Y.