- 1the vehicles that are on a road at a particular time heavy/rush-hour traffic local/through traffic There's always a lot of traffic at this time of day. They were stuck in traffic and missed their flight. a plan to reduce traffic congestion traffic police/cops (= who control traffic on a road or stop drivers who are breaking the law) The delay is due simply to the volume of traffic. We got used to the constant noise of the traffic. Topic CollocationsDrivinghaving a car
- have/own a car
- ride a motorcycle/moped/scooter
- drive/use/prefer an automatic/a manual/a stick shift
- have/get your car fixed/repaired/looked at
- buy/sell a used car
- take/pass/fail a driver's test/road test/knowledge test
- get/obtain/have/lose/carry a/your driver's license/learner's permit
- put on/fasten/buckle/wear/undo your seat belt
- put/turn/leave the key in the ignition
- start the car/engine
- change/shift gears
- shift/put the car into gear/neutral/drive/park
- press/put your foot on the brake pedal/clutch/accelerator
- release the clutch/the emergency brake/the parking brake
- drive/park/reverse the car
- signal that you are turning left/right
- take/miss the turn
- apply/hit/slam on the brake(s)
- beep/honk your horn
- a car skids/crashes (into something)/collides (with something)
- swerve to avoid an oncoming car/a pedestrian
- crash/lose control of the car
- have/be in/be killed in/survive a (car) crash/a (car) wreck/an accident/a hit-and-run
- be run over/hit by a car/bus/truck
- dent/hit the hood/trunk/door/side panel/bumper/fender
- break/crack/shatter the windshield
- blow/puncture a tire
- get/have a flat tire
- inflate/change/replace/check a tire
- be caught in/get stuck in/sit in a traffic jam
- cause congestion/traffic jams/gridlock/backups
- experience/face lengthy delays
- beat/avoid the traffic/the rush hour
- exceed/observe/drive the speed limit
- be caught by a speed camera
- stop somebody for/pull somebody over for speeding
- (informal) run a red light/the lights
- be arrested for/charged with drunk driving/driving under the influence (DUI)/driving while intoxicated (DWI)
- be banned from driving
- have your license suspended/taken away/ (informal) pulled
- 2the movement of ships, trains, aircraft, etc. along a particular route transatlantic traffic air traffic control
- 3the movement of people or goods from one place to another commuter/freight/passenger traffic the traffic of goods between one country and another
- 4the movement of messages and signals through an electronic communication system the computer servers that manage global Internet traffic Telecom operators have upgraded their networks to improve their capacity as data traffic increases.
- 5traffic (in something) illegal trade in something the traffic in firearms
noun a drug trafficker
noun [uncountable] drug traffickingSee traffic in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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