nose to tail
idiom
British
: lined up very close to each other
The cars were nose to tail on the highway today.
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The vehicle measures just 152 inches (3.86 m) from nose to tail, yet its truck bed stretches 60 inches in length (1.52 m).
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Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 3 Dec. 2024
In 1987, Zorba weighed 343 pounds and measured 8 feet, 3 inches from nose to tail.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2024
The form may still look recognizably Maranello, but more sensuous lines from nose to tail on new body panels constructed entirely out of carbon fiber to highlight the profile’s inherent muscularity, while more futuristic touches include a headlight design hinting at the revamp beneath the skin.
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
At 11-feet-tall and 27-feet-long from nose to tail, the ancient animal was large for its species, and even lived long enough to develop arthritis, according to Sotheby’s.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 18 July 2024
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Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 3 Dec. 2024
In 1987, Zorba weighed 343 pounds and measured 8 feet, 3 inches from nose to tail.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2024
The form may still look recognizably Maranello, but more sensuous lines from nose to tail on new body panels constructed entirely out of carbon fiber to highlight the profile’s inherent muscularity, while more futuristic touches include a headlight design hinting at the revamp beneath the skin.
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
At 11-feet-tall and 27-feet-long from nose to tail, the ancient animal was large for its species, and even lived long enough to develop arthritis, according to Sotheby’s.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 18 July 2024
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“Nose to tail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nose%20to%20tail. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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