Tailback

Definitions

1. A line of motor vehicles causing or the result of traffic congestion or a traffic jam.
   Commonwealth, Ireland, UK
2. A running back or halfback who lines up furthest to the rear in an I formation.

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Examples

“The idea of a British warship supposedly menacing Spain is ludicrous. Is it meant to bomb Cadiz? Will its guns lift⟳ a rush-hour tailback in a colony that most Britons regard as awash with tax dodgers, drug dealers and right-wing whingers? The Gibraltarians have⟳ rights, but why British taxpayers should send⟳ warships to enforce them, even if just "on exercise", is a mystery.”

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