tailback

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈteɪlbæk/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(tāl′bak′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
tail•back  (tāl′bak′),USA pronunciation n. [Football.]
  1. Sportthe offensive back who lines up farthest behind the line of scrimmage, as in a single wingback or double wingback formation.
  2. Sportthe position played by this back.
  • tail1 + back1 1935–40

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
tailback /ˈteɪlˌbæk/ n
  1. a queue of traffic stretching back from an obstruction
'tailback' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
single wingback formation

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