traffic jam
noun
jam.
traffic-jammed
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a word derived from
traffic jam.
Example Sentences
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In Tehran, the war has emptied the usually traffic-jammed streets but residents told AFP that security forces are keeping a tight grip on the population.
From Barron's ● Mar. 6, 2026
Over quail egg shao mai and steamed duck, guests dining in the Chinese restaurant at the new Mediterranean-style Hotel Los Angeles will gaze out over a familiar sight--the traffic-jammed Hollywood Freeway almost within arm’s reach.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2023
The dedicated bus lanes could come from repurposing traffic lanes on some roads with limited right of way — a potentially tough sell in the traffic-jammed suburbs.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 21, 2021
But with the roads blocked, she found herself running there on a traffic-jammed dual carriageway.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2021
I look around and notice that there isn’t just one campfire, but several, constellated across the span of the traffic-jammed freeway, in different clearings.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
