Tailback
Encyclopedia
Tailback can mean:
- Halfback (American football)Halfback (American football)A halfback, sometimes referred to as a tailback, is an offensive position in American football, which lines up in the backfield and generally is responsible for carrying the ball on run plays. Historically, from the 1870s through the 1950s, the halfback position was both an offensive and defensive...
- A line of motor vehicles caught up in traffic congestion; a traffic jam