traffic jam

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traffic jam

noun traffic jams

A situation in which road traffic accumulates until it is stationary or very slow. Victorian Londoners did not speak of 'traffic jams' - that term came from America after the First World War. They spoke rather of traffic 'locks' or 'blocks', and their prevalence would be one reason why Pearson began to direct his thoughts underground.
Similar: snarl-up, parking lot

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noun situation in which all road traffic is stationary or very slow

Español	embotellamiento, atasco, caravana, cola, fila, presa
한국어	교통 체증 gyotong chejeung, 교통 혼잡 gyotong honjap
日本語	交通渋滞 kōtsū jūtai, 渋滞 jūtai, 雑踏 zattō
中文	交通阻塞 jiāotōng zǔsè, 塞車 /塞车 sāichē, 堵車 /堵车 dǔchē
हिन्दी	चक्काजाम cakkājām
Kiswahili	mfungamano wa magari
Português	engarrafamento, congestionamento, trânsito
Français	embouteillage, bouchon, congestion, engorgement
Deutsch	Stau, Verkehrsstau, Verkehrsinfarkt
Italiano	ingorgo, ingorgo stradale
Ελληνικά	μποτιλιάρισμα botiliárisma
Română	ambuteiaj
Русский	про́бка próbka, зато́р zatór, автомоби́льная про́бка avtomobílʹnaja próbka, доро́жный зато́р doróžnyj zatór
Tiếng Việt	ách tắc giao thông
العربية	اِزْدِحَام الْمُرُور izdiḥām al-murūr, اِخْتِنَاق مُرُورِيّ iḵtināq murūriyy
עברית	פְּקַק תְּנוּעָה

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@misc{traffic_jam_2026,
  title = {traffic jam},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/traffic%20jam},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}