Definitions for traffic
ˈtræf ɪktraf·fic

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.2 / 9 votes

1. trafficnoun

   the aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles) coming and going in a particular locality during a specified period of time

2. trafficnoun

   buying and selling; especially illicit trade

3. trafficnoun

   the amount of activity over a communication system during a given period of time

   "heavy traffic overloaded the trunk lines"; "traffic on the internet is lightest during the night"

4. dealings, trafficverb

   social or verbal interchange (usually followed by `with')

5. trafficverb

   deal illegally

   "traffic drugs"

6. trafficverb

   trade or deal a commodity

   "They trafficked with us for gold"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. trafficnoun

   Pedestrians or vehicles on roads, or the flux or passage thereof.

   Traffic is slow at rush hour.

2. trafficnoun

   Commercial transportation or exchange of goods, or the movement of passengers or people.

3. trafficnoun

   Illegal trade or exchange of goods, often drugs.

4. trafficnoun

   Exchange or flux of information, messages or data, as in a computer or telephone network.

5. trafficverb

   To pass goods and commodities from one person to another for an equivalent in goods or money; to buy or sell goods; to barter; to trade.

6. trafficverb

   To trade meanly or mercenarily; to bargain.

7. trafficverb

   To exchange in traffic; to effect by a bargain or for a consideration.

8. Etymology: From trafic, tráfico, traffico

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Traffic

   Traffic comprises pedestrians, vehicles, ridden or herded animals, trains, and other conveyances that use public ways (roads) for travel and transportation. Traffic laws govern and regulate traffic, while rules of the road include traffic laws and informal rules that may have developed over time to facilitate the orderly and timely flow of traffic. Organized traffic generally has well-established priorities, lanes, right-of-way, and traffic control at intersections. Traffic is formally organized in many jurisdictions, with marked lanes, junctions, intersections, interchanges, traffic signals, or signs. Traffic is often classified by type: heavy motor vehicle (e.g., car, truck), other vehicle (e.g., moped, bicycle), and pedestrian. Different classes may share speed limits and easement, or may be segregated. Some jurisdictions may have very detailed and complex rules of the road while others rely more on drivers' common sense and willingness to cooperate. Organization typically produces a better combination of travel safety and efficiency. Events which disrupt the flow and may cause traffic to degenerate into a disorganized mess include road construction, collisions, and debris in the roadway. On particularly busy freeways, a minor disruption may persist in a phenomenon known as traffic waves. A complete breakdown of organization may result in traffic congestion and gridlock. Simulations of organized traffic frequently involve queuing theory, stochastic processes and equations of mathematical physics applied to traffic flow.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. traffic

   Traffic refers to the movement of vehicles, individuals, or goods along a specific route or network, such as roads, airways, waterways, or data networks. It also involves the system and devices implemented to control and manage this movement. The term is often associated with congestion caused by a high volume of movement, leading to slower speeds and longer travel times.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Trafficverb

   to pass goods and commodities from one person to another for an equivalent in goods or money; to buy or sell goods; to barter; to trade

2. Trafficverb

   to trade meanly or mercenarily; to bargain

3. Trafficverb

   to exchange in traffic; to effect by a bargain or for a consideration

4. Traffic

   commerce, either by barter or by buying and selling; interchange of goods and commodities; trade

5. Traffic

   commodities of the market

6. Traffic

   the business done upon a railway, steamboat line, etc., with reference to the number of passengers or the amount of freight carried

WikidataRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. Traffic

   Traffic on roads may consist of pedestrians, ridden or herded animals, vehicles, streetcars and other conveyances, either singly or together, while using the public way for purposes of travel. Traffic laws are the laws which govern traffic and regulate vehicles, while rules of the road are both the laws and the informal rules that may have developed over time to facilitate the orderly and timely flow of traffic. Organized traffic generally has well-established priorities, lanes, right-of-way, and traffic control at intersections. Traffic is formally organized in many jurisdictions, with marked lanes, junctions, intersections, interchanges, traffic signals, or signs. Traffic is often classified by type: heavy motor vehicle; other vehicle; and pedestrian. Different classes may share speed limits and easement, or may be segregated. Some jurisdictions may have very detailed and complex rules of the road while others rely more on drivers' common sense and willingness to cooperate. Organization typically produces a better combination of travel safety and efficiency. Events which disrupt the flow and may cause traffic to degenerate into a disorganized mess include: road construction, collisions and debris in the roadway. On particularly busy freeways, a minor disruption may persist in a phenomenon known as traffic waves. A complete breakdown of organization may result in traffic congestion and gridlock. Simulations of organized traffic frequently involve queuing theory, stochastic processes and equations of mathematical physics applied to traffic flow.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Traffic

   traf′ik, n. commerce: large trade: the business done on a railway, &c.—v.i. to trade: to trade meanly.—v.t. to exchange:—pr.p. traff′icking; pa.t. and pa.p. traff′icked.—n. Traff′icker.—adj. Traff′icless.—n. Traff′ic-man′ager, the manager of the traffic on a railway, &c. [O. Fr. trafique; cf. It. trafficare, prob. from L. trans, across, and Low L. vicāre, to exchange—L. vicis, change; not from facĕre, to make.]

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1. traffic

   Song lyrics by traffic -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by traffic on the Lyrics.com website.

Matched Categories

1. • Collection
   • Commerce
   • Communication
   • Crime
   • Trade

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'traffic' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1807

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'traffic' in Written Corpus Frequency: #728

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'traffic' in Nouns Frequency: #701

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How to pronounce traffic?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say traffic in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of traffic in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of traffic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of traffic in a Sentence

1. Bill Versen:

   While consumers may not see an immediate impact on the September 28date the FCC has set for carriers to block incoming traffic from providers not listed in the Database, it will give the agency greater insight into efforts by carriers to prevent illegal traffic from originating on their networks.

2. Ryan Pack:

   While good friends are possible, they are improbable, like the lottery. Bad friends on the other hand are much more common, like traffic lights.

3. The Blackhawks:

   When we're playing catch-up, it's not one of our strengths, at the same time it's a good hockey team. We didn't get to the net as much as we'd like. Put a lot of pucks into the net, but we (have) got to get more bodies, more traffic.

4. Resident Hunt Frye:

   People were running from their houses with their pet cats and, you know, everybody was very panic-stricken, the thing that really struck me was the fear in the police officers' face( s) who were trying to kind of get traffic going. They were legitimately scared.

5. Andrew Chamberlain:

   I think there are a lot of people in the Bay Area who are only here for the paycheck — they don't have any family here, or they're suffering under extremely high costs of living and traffic.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=traffic
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Traffic
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffic
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/traffic
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=traffic
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=traffic
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=traffic