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traffic
[traf-ik]
noun
the movement of vehicles, ships, persons, etc., in an area, along a street, through an air lane, over a water route, etc..
the heavy traffic on Main Street.
the vehicles, persons, etc., moving in an area, along a street, etc.
the transportation of goods for the purpose of trade, by sea, land, or air.
ships of traffic.
trade; buying and selling; commercial dealings.
trade between different countries or places; commerce.
the business done by a railroad or other carrier in the transportation of freight or passengers.
the aggregate of freight, passengers, telephone or telegraph messages, etc., handled, especially in a given period.
communication, dealings, or contact between persons or groups.
traffic between the Democrats and the Republicans.
mutual exchange or communication.
traffic in ideas.
trade in some specific commodity or service, often of an illegal nature.
the vast traffic in narcotics.
illegal commercial trade in human beings for the purpose of exploiting them.
the traffic in young children.
verb (used without object)
to carry on traffic, trade, or commercial dealings.
to trade or deal in a specific commodity or service, often of an illegal nature (usually followed byin ).
to traffic in opium.
verb (used with object)
(of vehicles or persons) to move over or through (a place).
It's a heavily trafficked bridge.
to trade or deal in (a commodity or service).
to traffic guns.
to trade in (human beings) for the purpose of exploitation.
He was convicted for trafficking illegal immigrants.
traffic
/ Ė³Ł°łĆ¦“ŚÉŖ°ģ /
noun
the vehicles coming and going in a street, town, etc
( as modifier )
traffic lights
the movement of vehicles, people, etc, in a particular place or for a particular purpose
sea traffic
the business of commercial transportation by land, sea, or air
the freight, passengers, etc, transported
(usually foll by with) dealings or business
have no traffic with that man
trade, esp of an illicit or improper kind
drug traffic
the aggregate volume of messages transmitted through a communications system in a given period
the number of customers patronizing a commercial establishment in a given time period
verb
(often foll by in) to carry on trade or business, esp of an illicit kind
(usually foll by with) to have dealings
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- trafficker noun
- trafficless adjective
- intertraffic noun
- untrafficked adjective
- Ė³Ł°ł²¹“Ś“Ś¾±³¦°ģ±š°ł noun
- Ė³Ł°ł²¹“Ś“Ś¾±³¦±ō±š²õ²õ adjective
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of traffic1
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of traffic1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
We've seen footage of huge traffic jams as enormous lines of cars try to escape Tehran towards the northern part of the country, which they consider safe.
The streets of Tehran, once chock-a-block with traffic, are now eerily quiet.
And yet, it became a cultural utility item: passed across drive-thru windows, cradled in college libraries, eaten one-handed while steering through suburban traffic.
Los Angeles leaders warned of major traffic jams ahead of the 1984 Olympics.
Black DJs often masked dispatches as traffic or weather reports ā ācongestion on the south sideā meant police roadblocks, āstorm warningsā signaled incoming violence.
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