traffic
traffic
(træfɪk )Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense traffics , present participle trafficking , past tense, past participle trafficked
1. uncountable noun [oft the NOUN]
There was heavy traffic on the roads.
Traffic was unusually light for that time of day.
...the problems of city life, such as traffic congestion.
2. See also traffic jam
3. uncountable noun [usually noun NOUN]
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.
The railways will carry a far higher proportion of freight traffic.
The ferries can cope with the traffic of both goods and passengers.
4. See also air traffic control
5. uncountable noun
6. verb
Someone who traffics in something such as drugs or stolen goods buys and sells them even though it is illegal to do so.
The president said illegal drugs are hurting the entire world and anyone who traffics in them should be brought to justice. [VERB + in]
trafficking uncountable noun [usually noun NOUN]
He was sentenced to ten years in prison on charges of drug trafficking.
...the trafficking of illegal weapons.
