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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
Related formstraf·fic-jammed, adjective
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Examples from the Web for traffic jam

Historical Examples of 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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