traffic — vehicles moving on a road or public highway
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: vehicles moving on a road or public highway
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈtræfɪk/
Example Sentences
- The GPS rerouted us to avoid traffic, but we ended up in a neighborhood where even the cats looked lost.
- Online traffic to the shopping website increased dramatically during the sale.
- He got stuck in traffic for so long that he started a book club with the drivers in neighboring cars.
traffic
NOUN[/ˈtræfɪk/]
vehicles moving on a road or public highway
Heavy traffic fills the busy city intersection during rush hour
Traffic reports with graphic details on specific locations!
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
The word 'traffic' originates from 16th-century French 'trafique', which originally meant 'trade' or 'commerce'. Over time, the semantic scope expanded to encompass the movement of goods and people, eventually settling into its modern sense of vehicular flow and transportation.
Breakdown
trafique (French: trade, commerce) → traffic. The morphological evolution reflects a semantic shift from commercial exchange to the physical movement of vehicles and pedestrians on roads.
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🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“The GPS rerouted us to avoid traffic, but we ended up in a neighborhood where even the cats looked lost.”
“Online traffic to the shopping website increased dramatically during the sale.”
“He got stuck in traffic for so long that he started a book club with the drivers in neighboring cars.”
“The police set up checkpoints to combat human trafficking.”
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