TRAFFIC JAM
Dictionary entry overview: What does traffic jam mean? • TRAFFIC JAM (noun)
The noun TRAFFIC JAM has 1 sense:
1. a number of vehicles blocking one another until they can scarcely move
Familiarity information: TRAFFIC JAM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• TRAFFIC JAM (noun)
Meaning:
A number of vehicles blocking one another until they can scarcely move
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
snarl-up; traffic jam
Hypernyms ("traffic jam" is a kind of...):
crush; jam; press (a dense crowd of people)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "traffic jam"):
gridlock (a traffic jam so bad that no movement is possible)
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