单词 | traffic jam |
释义 | > as lemmastraffic jam traffic jam n. originally U.S. a situation in which the flow of road traffic is obstructed (e.g. by an accident or roadworks), causing a build-up of stationary or slow-moving vehicles; a stoppage of traffic caused by this; the vehicles caught in such a stoppage, viewed collectively; also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > vehicular traffic > [noun] > traffic jam stop1625 stoppage1727 lock1834 block1861 pinch point1868 tie-up1889 traffic jam1891 traffic snarl1899 traffic snarl1933 traffic snarl-up1947 thrombosis1959 snarl-up1960 back-up1962 tailback1975 gridlock1980 1891 Daily Inter Ocean (Chicago) 17 Dec. 8/1 The five robbers had noticed that Creighton generally drove through Mather street to avoid the traffic jams on the large thoroughfares. 1917 I. Crump Boys' Bk. Policemen iii. 55 He plunged into the traffic jam at the next street. 1957 Economist 21 Dec. 1038/1 The Home Universities conference could hardly have chosen a more important subject for discussion last week than the traffic jam of students which piles up every summer when school leavers put in their bids for university places. 2019 Times of India 29 Apr. (Nexis) (Goa section) Nearly 50 passengers..missed their flights out of Goa on Saturday evening, after getting stuck in a massive traffic jam between Cortalim and Agasaim. < as lemmas |
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