traffic jam

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noun

jam1(def 16).

OTHER WORDS FROM traffic jam

traf·fic-jammed, adjective

Words nearby traffic jam

traffic circle, traffic cop, traffic court, traffic engineering, traffic island, traffic jam, traffic light, traffic manager, traffic pattern, traffic warden, traffic-light labelling

Words related to traffic jam

blockage, roadblock, gridlock, congestion, bottleneck, logjam, jam

Example sentences from the Web for 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 forms of traffic jam

traffic-jammed, adjective