Travel / A1

TRAF-ik/ˈtræfɪk/

Traffic is all the vehicles on the road. Uncountable: heavy traffic, the traffic is bad — not a traffic, not traffics. Traffic jam is when cars stop. Traffic lights tell you to stop or go. Travel is the verb/noun for going places — mix-up.

Meaning

All the cars, buses, and other vehicles on a road.

Examples

• “The traffic is bad this morning.”
• “Avoid the city centre if the traffic is heavy.”
• “There is a lot of traffic at eight o’clock.”

Good to know

uncountable. heavy traffic / a traffic jam. Mix-up: travel. Related: traffic lights.

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