"nose to tail" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: en-au-nose to tail.ogg
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} nose to tail (not comparable)
  1. (British, of traffic) Arranged in close formation, one behind the other. Tags: British, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-nose_to_tail-en-adj-E9AMQ9nc Categories (other): British English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: nose-to-tail

Adverb

Audio: en-au-nose to tail.ogg
Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} nose to tail (not comparable)
  1. (British, of traffic) Moving slowly in this manner. Tags: British, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-nose_to_tail-en-adv-bLVy5J6N Categories (other): British English
  2. Entirely, from head to toe. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-nose_to_tail-en-adv-f~sd2crD
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: nose-to-tail

Noun

Audio: en-au-nose to tail.ogg Forms: nose to tails [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} nose to tail (plural nose to tails)
  1. (Australia) A minor traffic accident where one vehicle runs in to the back of another. Tags: Australia Synonyms: bumper-to-bumper
    Sense id: en-nose_to_tail-en-noun-TwngYE5k Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 13 6 62 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 7 2 78 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 7 0 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: nose-to-tail

Inflected forms

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