tailback

1. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK)A line of motor vehicles causing or the result of traffic congestion or a traffic jam.

   Stau

2. A running back or halfback who lines up furthest to the rear in an I formation.

   (American football) the position of the offensive back on a football team who lines up farthest from the line of scrimmage

1. The drivers complained about the tailbacks.

   deDie Fahrer beklagten sich über die Staus.

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2. The bus got stuck in a five-mile-long tailback.

   deDer Bus geriet in einen 8 km langen Stau.

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3. The tailback stretched all the way from the motorway to the city centre.

   deDie Autoschlange zog sich von der Autobahn bis zum Stadtzentrum hin.

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4. Fortunately, there weren't any tailbacks.

   deZum Glück gab es keinen Stau.

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5. There's a tailback further up. Let's take another route.

   deEin Stück weiter ist ein Stau. Fahren wir woanders lang!

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