单词 | traffic block |
释义 | > as lemmastraffic block traffic block n. now chiefly South Asian a stoppage of traffic, a traffic jam; cf. block n. 19a.In early use with reference to rail traffic; cf. sense 8a. ΚΠ 1872 Week's News 5 Oct. 1264/1 Complaints from ordinary protests against delays of an hour or two, or of chronic traffic blocks, have passed to an endeavour to stimulate the chief officers of the companies to a sense of their responsibilities..in the ordinary working of the lines. 1904 Daily Chron. 17 Feb. 7/2 Traffic blocks are almost unknown. 2018 Hindustan Times (Nexis) 7 July (Pune ed.) The roads along the Mahabaleshwar-Panchgani route experienced traffic blocks due to overflowing of water and logging. < as lemmas |
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