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traffic jam

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noun

jam1(def 16).

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RELATED WORDS

blockage, roadblock, gridlock, congestion, bottleneck, logjam, jam

Nearby words

traffic circle, traffic cop, traffic court, traffic engineering, traffic island, traffic jam, traffic light, traffic manager, traffic pattern, traffic warden, traffic-light labelling
Related formstraf·fic-jammed, adjective
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Examples from the Web for traffic jam

  • 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

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