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back road (often pl.) a country road or local road that avoids traffic as well as high speed travel.
back up of traffic, to become so slow that vehicles form long lines behind each other with little space between each vehicle. [2/8 definitions]
blinker a flashing light, esp. one used on a vehicle to indicate the direction of a turn, or one used as a traffic signal. [1/2 definitions]
blockade the barring or shutting off of traffic in and out of an area, such as a seaport or city, by hostile military forces. [1/3 definitions]
bumper-to-bumper of automobile traffic, closely packed and usu. slow-moving.
control tower a tower at an airport from which air traffic is directed by radio.
crawl to move very slowly or with frequent stops, as a vehicle in heavy traffic. [1/7 definitions]
crossing guard a school official, police officer, or volunteer who directs traffic and helps children to cross the streets around a school.
dual carriageway (chiefly British) a highway divided by a strip of land, with two lanes on either side used by traffic moving in opposite directions; divided highway.
elevated railway a railway that is elevated on a framework, permitting ground traffic to circulate beneath it.
exit ramp a short roadway that angles or curves off from a major highway, allowing cars to exit the highway without stopping or slowing traffic.
expressway a divided highway that has limited access and is designed to enable traffic to move rapidly.
gatekeeper a person who supervises the passage of traffic through a gate.
green light the green-colored light that signifies that oncoming traffic has the right of way. [1/2 definitions]
gridlock a traffic jam in which congestion in a grid of streets blocks movement in all directions. [1/2 definitions]
interchange a highway juncture in which different road levels are used to permit vehicles to move from one road to another without disturbing the flow of traffic. [1/5 definitions]
limited jurisdiction the authority of a court to hear and decide only certain types of cases, such as those regarding bankruptcy, traffic violations, or family disputes.
live load any variable weight added to the intrinsic weight of a structure, such as people in a building or moving traffic on a bridge. (Cf. dead load.)
mall an area, either open or enclosed, reserved for pedestrian traffic and containing shops, restaurants, and the like; shopping center. [1/4 definitions]
median a strip of land that divides two opposing lanes of traffic on a highway. [1/6 definitions]
multilane having more than one lane of traffic going in each direction, as a highway.