tailbacks

Highway standstill situations

Tailbacks is the plural of tailback, which has two distinct meanings.

In American football, a tailback is an offensive player who lines up deepest in the backfield, typically the primary ball carrier.

In British English, a tailback is a long line of slow or stopped traffic, especially one caused by an obstruction ahead: Tailbacks stretched for miles after the accident on the motorway.

traffic

congestion

Excessive accumulation causing blockage

  • gridlockComplete mutual obstruction
  • backupStored duplicate for recovery
  • jamCooked fruit spread

queue · bottleneck · delay · standstill · rush hour · commute · highway · motorway · roadwork · accident

football

halfback

Football rushing position

handoff · ball carrier · touchdown · yardage · blocking · scrimmage · gridiron · formation · snap · end zone

Opposites
traffic flow

tailbacksfree flow

Unhindered continuous movement

green lights · light traffic · open road · open highway · cruise

american football position

tailbackslinebackers

Defensive football position

defensive backs · linemen · safeties · cornerbacks · defensive ends

Family

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