tailback

[ teyl-bak ]

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nounFootball.

the offensive back who lines up farthest behind the line of scrimmage, as in a single wingback or double wingback formation.
the position played by this back.

Origin of tailback

First recorded in 1935–40; tail¹ + back¹

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British Dictionary definitions for tailback

tailback

/ (ˈteɪlˌbæk) /

noun

a queue of traffic stretching back from an obstruction

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