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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Several hundred people hung around, watching an unexpected 6:30 p.m. traffic jam of motorcycles roaring out of downtown on Lincoln Memorial Drive.
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Piet Levy, jsonline.com, 12 July 2025
When a call comes in about a traffic jam, a fleeing vehicle or a wanted person, Theetge said a drone could be fired up within seconds to relay information to officers and possibly save them from making a trip out to a scene.
—David Ferrara, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Just look at the traffic jam after a Broward Center event as vehicles exit the garage.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 10 July 2025
The traffic jam was caused by drivers who decided to park underneath an overpass to protect their vehicles from storm damage.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2025
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Piet Levy, jsonline.com, 12 July 2025
When a call comes in about a traffic jam, a fleeing vehicle or a wanted person, Theetge said a drone could be fired up within seconds to relay information to officers and possibly save them from making a trip out to a scene.
—David Ferrara, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Just look at the traffic jam after a Broward Center event as vehicles exit the garage.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 10 July 2025
The traffic jam was caused by drivers who decided to park underneath an overpass to protect their vehicles from storm damage.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2025
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“Traffic jam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/traffic%20jam. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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