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Meaning of "tailback" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TAILBACK

tailback  [ˈteɪlˌbæk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TAILBACK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tailback is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TAILBACK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of tailback in the English dictionary

The definition of tailback in the dictionary is a queue of traffic stretching back from an obstruction.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TAILBACK


callback
ˈkɔːlˌbæk
camelback
ˈkæməlˌbæk
comeback
ˈkʌmˌbæk
cornerback
ˈkɔːnəˌbæk
feedback
ˈfiːdˌbæk
fullback
ˈfʊlˌbæk
hatchback
ˈhætʃˌbæk
horseback
ˈhɔːsˌbæk
howlback
ˈhaʊlˌbæk
outback
ˈaʊtˌbæk
paperback
ˈpeɪpəˌbæk
playback
ˈpleɪˌbæk
pull-back
ˈpʊlˌbæk
quillback
ˈkwɪlˌbæk
saddleback
ˈsædəlˌbæk
shellback
ˈʃɛlˌbæk
stickleback
ˈstɪkəlˌbæk
straddleback
ˈstrædəlˌbæk
turtleback
ˈtɜːtəlˌbæk
whaleback
ˈweɪlˌbæk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TAILBACK

tail out
tail rotor
tail section
tail unit
tail wheel
tail-heavy
tail-light
tail-like
tail-off
tailard
tailboard
tailbone
tailcoated
tailender
tailer
taileron
tailfin
tailfly
tailgate
tailgater

WORDS THAT END LIKE TAILBACK

back
back to back
back-to-back
bounce back
cashback
fallback
flashback
get back
go back
hold back
hold-back
laid-back
look back
pat on the back
payback
positive feedback
quarterback
rollback
throwback
upper back

Synonyms and antonyms of tailback in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «tailback» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TAILBACK

Find out the translation of tailback to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tailback from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tailback» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

后卫
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

corredor
570 millions of speakers

English

tailback
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

tailback
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

طابور
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Тейлбек
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tailback
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

যানজট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tailback
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tailback
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Rückstau
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

テイルバック
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

후위
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tailback
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tailback
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

tailback
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टेलॅक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

araba kuyruğu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

incolonnamento
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tailback
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Тейлбек
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tailback
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

tailback
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

file
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bilkö
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tailback
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tailback

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TAILBACK»

The term «tailback» is regularly used and occupies the 92.708 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TAILBACK» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tailback

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TAILBACK»

Discover the use of tailback in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tailback and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Undercover Tailback
Parker Nolan likes to tell tall tales, so why should anyone believe him when he says he saw a mysterious figure stealing plays out of the coach's playbook?
Matt Christopher, 2009
2
Football For Dummies
I formation: In the I formation, the tailback — the runner who will carry the ball — can place himself as deep as 7 yards from the line of scrimmage, as shown in Figure 6-15. By stepping this far back, the runner believes that he'll be in full stride ...
Howie Long, John Czarnecki, 2011
3
Football Offenses and Plays
This play involves full-flow action by the tailback and counter back action as a complement. The counter back action allows the tailback to get downhill more than the full-flow course. This play is best to an A-gap player, which is how the counter ...
Bill Mallory, Don Nehlen, 2006
4
The USC Trojans Football Encyclopedia
1952—Jim Sears—Running Back 1955—Jon Arnett—Running Back 1956—Jon Arnett—Running Back 1965—Mike Garrett—Tailback 1968—O.J. Simpson— Tailback 1972—Anthony Davis—Tailback 1974—Anthony Davis—Tailback ...
Richard J. Shmelter, 2014
5
Coaching Football Successfully
14-15 play (tailback inside zone) The tailback inside-zone play (figure 9.6) has been the most consistent rushing play in our offensive system for more than eight years. The zone scheme allows offensive linemen to be aggressive and confident  ...
Allan Trimble, 2005
6
Football's Eagle & Stack Defenses
The eagle linebacker should attack the fullback's outside shoulder, which will give the tailback a cutback readjust before contact, the eagle linebacker should rip his outside arm across the fullback's body.This will put the eagle linebacker in  ...
Ron Vanderlinden, 2008
7
Offensive Football Strategies
Without changing offensive line assignments, we can sweep with our fullback when we break the I alignment. In our dropback passing game, we align the tailback in a weak slot, and from this formation we switch the assignments of the tailback ...
‎2000
8
College Football Awards: All National and Conference Winners ...
... Larry Tillman Quarterback Murray State University (KY) 1969 Larry Schreiber Halfback Tennessee Technological University (TN) 1970 Larry Graham Quarterback East Tennessee State University (TN) 1971 Rick Fisher Tailback Murray State ...
Dave Blevins, 2012
9
Single - Wing Football with an End Over
On 96 he knows he is going to hand the ball to the tailback. Which hand does he use? You are either going to hand it to the tailback or the wingback. If you hand it to the tailback, you hand it with your left hand— the hand closest to the tailback ...
Bobby Anderson, 2010
10
Football: Steps to Success
The option pitch is used on a play in which either the quarterback or the tailback will carry the ball, depending on what the defense does. The quarterback and tailback run to the outside with the tailback behind and slightly outside the quarter — ...
Greg Colby, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TAILBACK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tailback is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Tigers need tailback depth behind Hansbrough
At 6-2 and 215 pounds, he's a different-sized athlete than the typical Mizzou tailback and brings experience as a receiver out of the backfield and in the slot. «STLtoday.com, Jul 15»
2
Homebound Eid holidaymakers suffer due to tailbacks in Paturia …
The rush of Eid holidaymakers has spiked on the first day of the holiday, leading to a long tailback at Paturia Ferry Terminal, a vital river-crossing for those ... «Bangladesh News 24 hours, Jul 15»
3
Boise State football's tailback race about to 'heat up'
Boise State redshirt freshman Cory Young was the best tailback on the field in the Spring Game but that won't mean much when fall camp opens Aug. 6. «The Idaho Statesman, Jul 15»
4
'Full circle' for Tyrell Sutton as Als' starting tailback
Alouettes running-back Tyrell Sutton carries the ball during game against the Ottawa Red Blacks at Montreal's Molson Stadium on Aug. 29, 2014. John Mahoney ... «Montreal Gazette, Jun 15»
5
Tractor driver who caused 11km tailback banned from driving
A tractor driver who caused an 11-kilometre tailback on a national primary road involving 80–100 vehicles was fined €300 and banned from driving for a year by ... «BreakingNews.ie, Apr 15»
6
Tractor driver banned over 7km traffic tailback
A tractor driver who caused a 7km tailback on a national primary road, involving 80-100 vehicles, has been fined €300 and banned from driving for a year. «Irish Times, Apr 15»
7
NU's Auston Anderson looks to leave his mark at tailback
Anderson said the grays are not a result of Northwestern's strenuous academic load – or the fact that he is among the team's top options at tailback with Justin ... «Chicago Tribune, Apr 15»
8
A.J. Turman emerging as tailback to watch for Georgia
Chubb, the Southeastern Conference's freshman of the year last season, will be Georgia's lead tailback this year. Turman could be moving up the depth chart. «First Coast News, Apr 15»
9
Former USC tailback Javorius Allen demonstrates pass-catching …
The last USC tailbacks selected in the draft were Allen Bradford and Stanley Havili in 2011. They were selected in the sixth and seventh round, respectively. «Los Angeles Times, Mar 15»
10
USC's Buck Allen is making history at Tailback U
It turns out Marcus Allen knew his unrelated successor in the USC backfield was capable of such success long before the tailback known as Buck emerged as ... «FOXSports.com, Nov 14»

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