TAILBACK

tailback

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

tailback

(noun) (American football) the person who plays tailback

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

tailback (plural tailbacks)

(UK) A line of motor vehicles causing or the result of traffic congestion or a traffic jam; (US) backup.

(American football) A running back or halfback who lines up furthest to the rear in an I formation.

Source: Wiktionary



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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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