Congestion and Traffic

Congestion

Congestion noun - Excessive crowding.

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Traffic and congestion are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Traffic" instead a noun "Congestion".

Nearby Words: congested, congestive, congesting

Traffic noun - The buying and selling of goods especially on a large scale and between different places.

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Congestion and traffic are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Congestion" instead a noun "Traffic".

If that game got cancelled, the Terminus software system would detect the lack of congestion, and correct the traffic-light timings to what they would have been set to in the absence of the predicted traffic-jam.

Source: Useful Notes / Atlanta
During the Polish campaign the Luftwaffe deliberately herded refugees onto traffic areas by strafing them in order to cause traffic congestion for the Polish army.

Source: War Refugees
During the establishing shots of Dallas, a traffic reporter describes severe traffic congestion, while the viewer can see that the highway is clear.

Source: Immediate Self-Contradiction

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