nose to tail
Adjective
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Adjective
nose to tail (not comparable)
- (British, of traffic) Arranged in close formation, one behind the other.
nose to tail (not comparable)
- (British, of traffic) Moving slowly in this manner.
- Entirely, from head to toe.
- 2015, Elizabeth Royte, Vultures Are Revolting. Here’s Why We Need to Save Them., National Geographic (December 2015)
- A vulture can wolf more than two pounds of meat in a minute; a sizable crowd can strip a zebra—nose to tail—in 30 minutes.
- 2015, Elizabeth Royte, Vultures Are Revolting. Here’s Why We Need to Save Them., National Geographic (December 2015)
nose to tail (plural nose to tails)
- (AU) A minor traffic accident where one vehicle runs in to the back of another.
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