tailback
英仏を結ぶドーバー海峡で長い渋滞が発生しているようです。通過するのに2日かかる場合もあるようです。
記事の中で気になった単語は"tailback"です。『Wisdom英和辞典第三版』(三省堂)には「｟英｠ 交通渋滞(の長い列)」という意味がありました。Oxford Dictionaries.comには"A long queue of stationary or slow-moving traffic extending back from a busy junction or similar obstruction on the road"と定義されております。交通渋滞の中でもさらに長い列を作っている場合に使われるようです。(Ume)
Dover delays: Motorists hit by second day of disruption
Motorists are facing a second day of tailbacks through Kent, due to delays with French border checks at the Port of Dover.
The government said UK officials helped at French border posts overnight and remain on standby after motorists suffered "extraordinary disruption", with some queuing for up to 14 hours.
Delays began on Friday night and could last until Monday, police have warned.
Kent Police said it would "proactively" manage traffic to ease congestion.
On Sunday morning, the Port of Dover said passengers travelling on the A20 were still experiencing road delays of almost four hours and up to thirty minutes on the A2, followed by two-hour delays inside the port.
