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Definition of chakka jam noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

chakka jam

noun

/ˈtʃʌkə dʒɑːm/,

/ˈtʃʌkə dʒæm/

/ˈtʃʌkə dʒɑːm/,

/ˈtʃʌkə dʒæm/

(Indian English)

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a protest in which people block a road or cause a traffic jam
- The farmers held a three-hour chakka jam to publicize their grievances.
Topics Social issuesc2
Word OriginFrom Hindi cakkā jām, from cakkā ‘wheel’ or ‘tyre’ + jām (from English jam noun, sense 2).

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