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traffic jam (plural traffic jams)

1. (road transport) A situation in which road traffic accumulates until it is stationary or very slow.

   Synonyms: snarl-up (UK, Australia, New Zealand); parking lot (US, figuratively, humorous

   Hypernyms: jam, jam-up

   • 2012, Andrew Martin, Underground Overground: A passenger's history of the Tube, Profile Books, →ISBN, page 17:

     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.

   • 1965 October 8, “If you are driving next week... these are the black spots to avoid”, in The Evening News and Star:

     Driving in London next week ? Then watch out for the big traffic-jam spots – the places where you may well face a wait if you cannot go another way.

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Further reading

• traffic congestion on Wikipedia.Wikipedia