traffic jam

noun

1. jam ¹( def 18 ).

traffic jam

noun

1. a number of vehicles so obstructed that they can scarcely move

Derived Forms

• ˈtraffic-ˌjammed, adjective

Other Words From

• traffic-jammed adjective

Example Sentences

Activists say the work will cause more than a traffic jam.

From Los Angeles Times

Videos posted online showed huge traffic jams on the main roads out of the city.

From BBC

It is hard to drive or even walk through the neighbourhood because of the number of cars and motorcycles causing traffic jams.

From BBC

None of them have been displaced, but there is a new normal in Beirut – traffic jams by day, bombs by night.

From BBC

An hour before the game started, there were 1,616 traffic jams around L.A, with much of the congestion swelling around Dodger Stadium and Downtown L.A., according to location technology company TomTom.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• blockage
• bottleneck
• congestion
• gridlock
• logjam
• roadblock
• rush hour