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traffic jam

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noun
  1. jam1(def 16).
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Related formstraf·fic-jammed, adjective
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Historical Examples

  • The scramble to get out of the way of the engines had here resulted in a traffic-jam.

    The Girl and The Bill

    Bannister Merwin

British Dictionary definitions for traffic jam

traffic jam

noun
  1. a number of vehicles so obstructed that they can scarcely move
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Derived Formstraffic-jammed, adjective
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