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traffic jam

traffic jam

noun

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


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Derived Forms

  • ˈtraffic-ˌjammed, adjective

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Other Words From

  • traffic-jammed adjective

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Example Sentences

It would likely be a long wait because the accident had caused an island-wide traffic jam.

If the GOP controls both the House and the Senate, the gridlock to come will make recent times look like a minor traffic jam.

My guess is, from the evidence, that [the traffic jam] was something that Wildstein thought was actually funny.

Christie, an archetypal tough guy happy warrior, at first dismissed accusations that the traffic jam was politically motivated.

The governor has denied any involvement in the orchestrated traffic jam since rumors first surfaced back in September.

There was a bad traffic jam and it was some time before they reached the gate.

Lifting her veil, he saw a frail girl, and while the traffic jam increased she told her story.

Now that we were out of the traffic jam, I could poke along and use the camera myself.

The scramble to get out of the way of the engines had here resulted in a traffic-jam.

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