| 单词 | traffic snarl-up |
| 释义 | > as lemmastraffic snarl-up traffic snarl-up n. colloquial (originally U.S.) a traffic jam; = traffic snarl n.Cf. snarl-up n. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > vehicular traffic > [noun] > traffic jam stop1625 stoppage1727 lock1834 block1861 pinch point1868 tie-up1889 traffic jam1891 traffic snarl1899 traffic snarl1933 traffic snarl-up1947 thrombosis1959 snarl-up1960 back-up1962 tailback1975 gridlock1980 1947 Waterloo (Iowa) Daily Courier 2 Oct. 17/1 Drivers..may find themselves involved in a traffic snarlup which may take hours to untangle. 1976 Southern Evening Echo (Southampton) 6 Nov. 1/8 We hear complaints on all sides about traffic snarl-ups making people late for work. 2009 J. Beattiey Windblow 346 They'd travel up on the Sunday morning to avoid any traffic snarl-ups. < as lemmas |
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