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   traf·fic

   /ˈtrafik/

   noun

   • 1. vehicles moving on a road or public highway: "a stream of heavy traffic" Similar vehiclescarstruckslorries
   • ▪ the movement of other forms of transportation or of pedestrians: "managing the air traffic was a mammoth task"
   • ▪ the transportation of goods or passengers: "the increased use of railroads for goods traffic" Similar transporttransportationmovement of goods/peoplefreightshippingconveyancing
   • 2. the messages or signals transmitted through a communications system: "data traffic between remote workstations"
   • 3. the action of dealing or trading in something illegal: "the traffic in stolen cattle" Similar tradetradingtraffickingdealingcommercebusinesspeddlingbuying and sellingsmugglingbootleggingmarketblack marketdealingstransactionsnegotiationsproceedings
   • 4. dealings or communication between people. archaic

   verb

   • 1. deal or trade in something illegal: "we must vigorously enforce our laws against those who traffic in drugs"

   Word Origin early 16th century (denoting commercial transportation of merchandise or passengers): from French traffique, Spanish tráfico, or Italian traffico, of unknown origin. Sense 1 dates from the early 19th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. trafficless adjective

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTRAFFIC | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   the activity of data and messages passing through an online communication system or the number of visits to a particular website: internet traffic. web/website/site traffic We can give you advice on how to improve your web / website / site traffic and generate sales. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › trafficTraffic Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of TRAFFIC is the vehicles, pedestrians, ships, or planes moving along a route. How to use traffic in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Traffic.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › trafficTRAFFIC Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Traffic definition: the movement of vehicles, ships, persons, etc., in an area, along a street, through an air lane, over a water route, etc.. See examples of TRAFFIC used in a sentence.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › trafficTraffic - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Definitions of traffic. noun. the aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles) coming and going in a particular locality during a specified period of time. see more. noun. the amount of activity over a communication system during a given period of time. “heavy traffic overloaded the trunk lines”

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTRAFFIC definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Traffic refers to the movement of ships, trains, or aircraft between one place and another. Traffic also refers to the people and goods that are being transported. Air traffic had returned to normal.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryTRAFFIC | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   TRAFFIC meaning: 1. the number of vehicles moving along roads, or the amount of aircraft, trains, or ships moving…. Learn more.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › trafficTraffic - definition of traffic by The Free Dictionary

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   1. the movement of vehicles, ships, aircraft, persons, etc., in an area or over a route. 2. the vehicles, persons, etc., moving in an area or over a route. 3. the transportation of goods for the purpose of trade, by sea, land, or air: ships of traffic. 4. trade; buying and selling; commercial dealings.

9. www.britannica.com › dictionary › trafficTraffic Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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   TRAFFIC meaning: 1 : all the vehicles driving along a certain road or in a certain area; 2 : the movement of airplanes, ships, etc., along routes

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishTRAFFIC | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    TRAFFIC definition: 1. the cars, trucks, etc using a road: 2. the planes or ships moving around an area: 3. the…. Learn more.

11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › traffictraffic | meaning of traffic in Longman Dictionary of...

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    traffic meaning, definition, what is traffic: the vehicles moving along a road or stre...: Learn more.