traffic
15 ENTRIES FOUND:
- traffic (noun)
- traffic (verb)
- trafficked (adjective)
- trafficking (noun)
- traffic circle (noun)
- traffic cone (noun)
- traffic cop (noun)
- traffic court (noun)
- traffic island (noun)
- traffic jam (noun)
- traffic light (noun)
- traffic ticket (noun)
- traffic warden (noun)
- air traffic control (noun)
- air traffic controller (noun)
Britannica Dictionary definition of TRAFFIC
[noncount]
1
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all the vehicles driving along a certain road or in a certain area
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Let's leave early to avoid rush hour traffic.
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Traffic is backed up to the bridge.
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traffic congestion
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a traffic accident
2
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the movement of airplanes, ships, etc., along routes
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air traffic
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Barge traffic was halted because of flooding.
3
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the amount of people who pass through a certain place or travel in a certain way
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Airlines saw a decrease in passenger traffic this year.
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There is a walkway along the bridge for pedestrian/foot traffic. [=people who are walking]
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We get a lot of foot traffic [=people who walk by and stop to look] in our shop.
4
computers
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the number of people who visit a Web site or use a system
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We're trying to increase traffic to our site.
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Internet/network traffic can cause slower response times during peak hours.
5
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the buying and selling of illegal goods or services especially between countries
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Drug traffic across the border has increased.
2
traffic
/ˈtræfɪk/
verb
traffics;
trafficked;
trafficking
2
traffic
/ˈtræfɪk/
verb
traffics;
trafficked;
trafficking
Britannica Dictionary definition of TRAFFIC
[no object]
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to buy or sell something especially illegally
— usually + in
— sometimes used figuratively
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a gang that traffics in drugs
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It is a play that traffics in bawdy humor.
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I don't traffic in sarcasm.
