traffic jam
noun
: a situation in which a long line of vehicles on a road have stopped moving or are moving very slowly
stuck in a traffic jam
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This repels other migrating ions, acting like a traffic jam at the most important internal junctions.
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Nov. 2025
The pursuit caused a short traffic jam in the Sepulveda Pass.
—Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 28 Nov. 2025
Last year, officials told Star-Telegram news partner WFAA about 292,000 customers passed through the airport on the Sunday after Thanksgiving, causing a major traffic jam.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Nov. 2025
Miami's latest traffic jam is helping marine life.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Nov. 2025
The pursuit caused a short traffic jam in the Sepulveda Pass.
—Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 28 Nov. 2025
Last year, officials told Star-Telegram news partner WFAA about 292,000 customers passed through the airport on the Sunday after Thanksgiving, causing a major traffic jam.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Nov. 2025
Miami's latest traffic jam is helping marine life.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for traffic jam
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“Traffic jam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/traffic%20jam. Accessed 9 Dec. 2025.
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