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Meaning of "traffic holdup" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TRAFFIC HOLDUP

traffic holdup  [ˈtræfɪk ˈhəʊldˌʌp] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TRAFFIC HOLDUP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Traffic holdup is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TRAFFIC HOLDUP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of traffic holdup in the English dictionary

The definition of traffic holdup in the dictionary is a temporary stoppage in the flow of traffic where a number of vehicles are obstructed and unable to move.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TRAFFIC HOLDUP


blow-up
ˈbləʊˌʌp
break-up
ˈbreɪkˌʌp
checkup
ˈtʃɛkˌʌp
cleanup
ˈkliːnˌʌp
close-up
ˈkləʊsˌʌp
dial-up
ˈdaɪəlˌʌp
follow-up
ˈfɒləʊˌʌp
fuck-up
ˈfʌkˌʌp
jazzed-up
ˈdʒæzdˌʌp
linkup
ˈlɪŋkˌʌp
look-up
ˈlʊkˌʌp
pull-up
ˈpʊlˌʌp
put-you-up
ˈpʊtjuːˌʌp
sit-up
ˈsɪtˌʌp
speed-up
ˈspiːdˌʌp
step-up
ˈstɛpˌʌp
take-up
ˈteɪkˌʌp
tune-up
ˈtjuːnˌʌp
warm-up
ˈwɔːmˌʌp
wind-up
ˈwaɪndˌʌp

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TRAFFIC HOLDUP

traffic circle
traffic cone
traffic control
traffic control tower
traffic controller
traffic cop
traffic court
traffic diversion
traffic duty
traffic engineering
traffic island
traffic jam
traffic light
traffic lights
traffic offence
traffic pattern
traffic police
traffic policeman
traffic policemen
traffic regulations

WORDS THAT END LIKE TRAFFIC HOLDUP

backup
be made up
beaucoup
coup
cup
dup
follow up
group
huddup
look up
make-up
pick-up
pin-up
roundup
set up
set-up
setup
sign up
up
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Synonyms and antonyms of traffic holdup in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «traffic holdup» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TRAFFIC HOLDUP

Find out the translation of traffic holdup to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of traffic holdup from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «traffic holdup» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

交通滞留
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

atraco tráfico
570 millions of speakers

English

traffic holdup
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

यातायात रोकते
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التعطيل المرور
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

трафика задержка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

assalto tráfego
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ট্র্যাফিক হোল্ড
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

hold-up de la circulation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penangguhan trafik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Verkehrsüberfall
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

交通ホールドアップ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

교통 정체
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Numpak lalu lintas
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đưa lên cao giao thông
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

போக்குவரத்து நடத்துதல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वाहतूक धारण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Trafik sıkışıklığı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

traffico rapina
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zator ruchu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

трафіку затримка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

jaf trafic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

holdup κυκλοφορίας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verkeer holdup
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

trafik rånöverfall
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

trafikk ran
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of traffic holdup

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TRAFFIC HOLDUP»

The term «traffic holdup» is barely ever used and occupies the 197.396 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TRAFFIC HOLDUP» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about traffic holdup

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TRAFFIC HOLDUP»

Discover the use of traffic holdup in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to traffic holdup and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Ultimate Phrasal Verb Book
When things or people delay you, they hold you up. The band hasn't arrived yet, and they're holding up the whole wedding. I'm sorry I'm late. I was held up by traffic. holdup n. Something that prevents something else from happening or causes ...
Carl W. Hart, 2009
2
The Naked Gods: Africa-- the Land of Culture
He drove about two miles away from the hotel and was caught in a big traffic holdup on top of a crumbling bridge around Surulere. He rolled his eyes and sighed; he thought of his wife who had warned him earlier to avoid that area of Lagos for ...
Blessing Abiaka, 2004
3
Multimodality in Practice: Investigating ...
Those social actors who received the message as drivers and passengers on the road from Warkworth to Matakana were in fact interacting with the billboard for up to 20 minutes (depending on the duration ofthe traffic holdup), even though ...
Sigrid Norris, 2012
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現代漢英詞典
d^lMO traffic rules. 11- iff change shift. — jSHI traffic map. 20-- T£? complete a transaction. — jfiPHS traffic holdup, traffic jam. - HISt'L/ bill and coo, whisper. — iHiSf? The Bank of Communica21- fH pay the price of goods. tion. 22- tfi deliver out.
王學哲, 2006
5
Sustainable Supply Chain Management: Practical Ideas for ...
Due to traffic holdup issues on Switzerland's roads, the transportation by train offered Migros a higher reliability. – The shelf availability could be maintained. 11.3.6.2 Environmental – Obviously, the transportation by train reduced the amount of ...
Balkan Cetinkaya, Richard Cuthbertson, Graham Ewer, 2011
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Beyond Powerful Radio: A Communicator's Guide to the ...
“Where” Before “What” Give the location of the traffic holdup before you detail what happened. People first want to know, “Is this near me?” Caroline Feraday puts it this way: Travel the listeners' journey with them. If there's a queue, or backup, ...
Valerie Geller, 2012
7
Love on the Edge: Nine Shades of Romantic Suspense
She stretched to see what the traffic holdup was. “Geez, Louise.Looks likeawreck atthe entrance to Saint T.” Shereached under the seat and pulled out her emergency light, then slapped iton the dash board and hit the siren. Bumper tobumper ...
Lori Ryan, Diana Layne, Pauline Baird Jones, Dale Mayer, Wendy Ely, Marie-Nicole Ryan, Margaret Taylor, Amy Gamet, Kathryn Jane, 2014
8
Coming Late to America
He was used to a situation where motorists would start blaring at their horns after waiting in a traffic holdup for a while, even when it was obvious that the blaring would not clear the traffic. The impatience on the roads that characterized the ...
Oliver Akamnonu, 2009
9
The Motivational Speaker: The Game Planner
I was able to get the message across to Mark, and as soon as he was able to get it announced on air that there was a terrible traffic holdup created by a broken truck, it didn't take an hour for the recovery vehicles of the Transport Authority to ...
Tilawan, 2012
10
Smoke in the Kitchen
It is now peak hour for traffic. Wood trucks are not allowed to be on the road this time of the day. If they cause a traffic holdup, the traffic police will come. I'm worried.” Sure enough, Sara was on her way home when the 270 Gloria S. N. Allen.
Gloria S. N. Allen, 2014

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TRAFFIC HOLDUP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term traffic holdup is used in the context of the following news items.
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AC unit fire at Baymeadows church day care causes traffic holdup
A small fire in an air-conditioning unit that sent smoke through the ventilation system of a Jacksonville day care briefly caused the closing of eastbound lanes in ... «Florida Times-Union, Mar 15»

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