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tail|back /te I lbæk/ (tailbacks ) N‑COUNT A tailback is a long line of traffic stretching back along a road, which moves very slowly or not at all, for example because of road works or an accident. [BRIT ] □  The flooding led to six-mile tailbacks between west London and Heathrow Airport. in AM, use backup

tail|coat /te I lkoʊt/ (tailcoats ) also tail coat N‑COUNT A tailcoat is a man's coat which is short at the front with long pieces at the back. Tailcoats were popular in the 19th century and are now worn only for very formal occasions, such as weddings.

tai l e nd also tail-end N‑SING The tail end of an event, situation, or period of time is the last part of it. □ [+ of ] Barry had obviously come in on the tail-end of the conversation.

tail|gate /te I lge I t/ (tailgates , tailgating , tailgated )

1 N‑COUNT A tailgate is a door at the back of a truck or car, that is hinged at the bottom so that it opens downwards.

2 VERB If you tailgate someone, you drive very closely behind them. □ [V n] Perhaps the fact that the car was tailgating him made him accelerate. □ [V ] Police pulled him over doing 120km/h, making rapid changes and tailgating.

tai l-light (tail-lights ) also taillight N‑COUNT The tail-lights on a car or other vehicle are the two red lights at the back.

tai|lor /te I lə ^r / (tailors , tailoring , tailored )

1 N‑COUNT A tailor is a person whose job is to make men's clothes.

2 VERB If you tailor something such as a plan or system to someone's needs, you make it suitable for a particular person or purpose by changing the details of it. □ [V n + to ] We can tailor the program to the patient's needs. [Also V n]

tai|lored /te I lə ^r d/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] Tailored clothes are designed to fit close to the body, rather than being loose. □  …a white tailored shirt.

tai lor-ma de

1 ADJ If something is tailor-made , it has been specially designed for a particular person or purpose. □  Each client's portfolio is tailor-made.

2 ADJ If you say that someone or something is tailor-made for a particular task, purpose, or need, you are emphasizing that they are perfectly suitable for it. [EMPHASIS ] □ [+ for ] He was tailor-made, it was said, for the task ahead.

3 ADJ Tailor-made clothes have been specially made to fit a particular person. □  He was wearing a tweed suit that looked tailor-made.

tai lor-ma ke (tailor-makes , tailor-making , tailor-made )

1 VERB If someone tailor-makes something for you, they make or design it to suit your requirements. □ [V n] The company can tailor-make your entire holiday.

2 → see also tailor-made

tail|pipe /te I pa I p/ (tailpipes ) N‑COUNT A tailpipe is the end pipe of a car's exhaust system. [AM ]

tail|wind /te I lw I nd/ (tailwinds ) also tail wind N‑COUNT A tailwind is a wind that is blowing from behind an aeroplane, boat, or other vehicle, making it move faster.

taint /te I nt/ (taints , tainting , tainted )

1 VERB If a person or thing is tainted by something bad or undesirable, their status or reputation is harmed because they are associated with it. □ [be V -ed] Opposition leaders said that the elections had been tainted by corruption. □ [V n] …a series of political scandals that has tainted the political stars of a generation. ●  taint|ed ADJ □  This is a world where the word 'liberty' has become a little tainted.

2 N‑COUNT [usu sing] A taint is an undesirable quality which spoils the status or reputation of someone or something. □ [+ of ] Her government never really shook off the taint of corruption.