tailback
noun [C] /ˈteɪl.bæk/ mainly UKDefinition
› a line of vehicles that have stopped or are moving only very slowly, because of an accident or other problem on the road in front of them: Yesterday there was a four-mile tailback on the main road into the city after a crash.Traffic jams
(Definition of tailback noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
© Cambridge University Press)
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