English Explanatory Dictionary

traffic jam

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A situation in which road traffic accumulates until it is stationary or very slow.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

traffic jam traffic jams

Synonyms

snarl-up parking lot (US, figuratively, humorous

Related words

phantom jam tailback gapers' block gridlock
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