āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
tailback
/tËeâÉĒlbÃĻk/
Tailback
01
āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ, āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ
an American football position in the offensive backfield, typically responsible for carrying the ball on running plays and catching passes
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The coach emphasized the importance of the tailback in both running and passing plays.
āĻā§āĻ āĻĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¸āĻŋāĻ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§ āĻā§āĻāĻ˛āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ-āĻāĻ° āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻ¤ā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻ§āĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
1.1
āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ, āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ
(American football)Â the player who stands behind the center, receives the ball, and often carries it during running plays
02
āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻĢāĻŋāĻ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻŽ, āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻ¨
a long line of vehicles or people waiting or moving slowly, typically due to traffic congestion or a blockage
Dialect
British
BritishāĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The tailback stretched for miles, causing delays during rush hour.
āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻ˛ āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸āĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻ°āĻžāĻļ āĻāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛āĻŽā§āĻŦ āĻ¸ā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
tailback
tail
back
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
