traffic
the movement of vehicles, ships, persons, etc., in an area, along a street, through an air lane, over a water route, etc.: the heavy traffic on Main Street.
the vehicles, persons, etc., moving in an area, along a street, etc.
the transportation of goods for the purpose of trade, by sea, land, or air: ships of traffic.
trade; buying and selling; commercial dealings.
trade between different countries or places; commerce.
the business done by a railroad or other carrier in the transportation of freight or passengers.
the aggregate of freight, passengers, telephone or telegraph messages, etc., handled, especially in a given period.
communication, dealings, or contact between persons or groups: traffic between the Democrats and the Republicans.
mutual exchange or communication: traffic in ideas.
trade in some specific commodity or service, often of an illegal nature: the vast traffic in narcotics.
illegal commercial trade in human beings for the purpose of exploiting them: the traffic in young children.
to carry on traffic, trade, or commercial dealings.
to trade or deal in a specific commodity or service, often of an illegal nature (usually followed by in): to traffic in opium.
(of vehicles or persons) to move over or through (a place): It's a heavily trafficked bridge.
to trade or deal in (a commodity or service): to traffic guns.
to trade in (human beings) for the purpose of exploitation: He was convicted for trafficking illegal immigrants.
Origin of traffic
1synonym study For traffic
Other words from traffic
- traf·fick·er, noun
- traf·fic·less, adjective
- in·ter·traf·fic, noun, verb, in·ter·traf·ficked, in·ter·traf·fick·ing.
- un·traf·ficked, adjective
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How to use traffic in a sentence
Waiting too long to open a road can result in traffic delays, congestion, and increased safety risks for construction workers and commuters.
Smart Concrete Could Pave the Way for High-Tech, Cost-Effective Roads | Luna Lu | November 13, 2020 | Singularity HubOther key additions include electric vehicle routing to plan trips around charging stages, cycling directions and mapped congestion zones for traffic in major cities.
A particular report shows a traffic manager the project load of the project managers.
How a well-oiled marketing operations machine drives business forward | Sponsored Content: Workfront | November 12, 2020 | Search Engine LandThere may not be much foot traffic in department stores, but online shopping is predicted to see a huge spike in sales this season.
After a traffic altercation, a male driver assaulted another driver.
My trafficker arranged my passport, visa and airline ticket before I left, then took my documents when I arrived.
How To Help America’s Trafficking Victims In The Long Term | Ima Matul | June 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOnce it was discovered that Ski Money was an accused human trafficker, Cardin quickly backtracked.
Politician Scores Rapper Endorsement, Prostitution Problems Follow | Ben Jacobs | June 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTKhair Ulla Said Wali Khairkhwa was a notorious heroin trafficker.
CIA Chief, White House Chief of Staff Long Argued the Taliban 5 Could Go Free | Josh Rogin, Eli Lake | June 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTKarim El-Hamdi remembers vividly how he accidentally became a human trafficker.
Confessions of a Human Trafficker Who Smuggled Desperate Migrants Into Europe | Barbie Latza Nadeau | June 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTDid Christie Go Easy on a Sex Trafficker Just to Bust a Small-Time Pol?
I would have preferred by far the keeper's lash to the jovial loquacity of this trafficker in human flesh.
The Brass Bell | Eugne SueI reproached myself for having uttered before that trafficker in human flesh words which resembled a regret or a complaint.
The Brass Bell | Eugne SueThe trafficker makes every effort to intercept such a girl before she can communicate with her relations.
A New Conscience And An Ancient Evil | Jane AddamsThe front ranks of the crowd broke in response to the summons of the trafficker in indulgences and hastened to empty their purses.
The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer | Eugne SueIneligibility of slaveholders—never another vote to the trafficker in human flesh!
The Impending Crisis of the South | Hinton Rowan Helper
British Dictionary definitions for traffic
/ (ˈtræfɪk) /
the vehicles coming and going in a street, town, etc
(as modifier): traffic lights
the movement of vehicles, people, etc, in a particular place or for a particular purpose: sea traffic
the business of commercial transportation by land, sea, or air
the freight, passengers, etc, transported
(usually foll by with) dealings or business: have no traffic with that man
trade, esp of an illicit or improper kind: drug traffic
the aggregate volume of messages transmitted through a communications system in a given period
mainly US the number of customers patronizing a commercial establishment in a given time period
(often foll by in) to carry on trade or business, esp of an illicit kind
(usually foll by with) to have dealings
Origin of traffic
1Derived forms of traffic
- trafficker, noun
- trafficless, adjective
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