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

In July 2020, an alt-right group called the New Jersey European Heritage Association began tacking up posters in Pennsylvania warning that immigration would turn the first world into “the third”; the former was pictured as bucolic green hills, the latter as a smog-choked traffic jam.

From Salon

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

From Los Angeles Times

Rheaanne Ramires, who evacuated to Tennessee after being caught in a traffic jam for 15 hours while leaving her home in Maderia Beach, said the decisions were agonising.

From BBC

But there are advantages to visiting the ship in its off-seasons, whether to avoid the hellish hours-long traffic jam for parking or to experience events like the Transatlantic Vacation or New Year’s Eve bash where big band dance parties transport guests back into the ghosts’ timeline.

From Los Angeles Times

The 78-year-old English musician announced Monday he has canceled his Traffic Jam 2024 tour of the West Coast to begin treatment for a “serious heart condition” that “requires immediate attention.”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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