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Meanings of traffic snarl-up in English

Russian
дорожная пробка
Portuguese
engarrafamento de trânsito
Spanish
embotellamiento
Catalan
embús

Condition on road networks that occurs as use increases, and is characterized by slower speeds, longer trip times, and increased vehicular queueing.

        дорожная пробка
        Usage of traffic snarl-up in English
        1
        Queues are ubiquitous and a monumental traffic snarl-up snakes out to Muckross.
        The Irish Times
        2
        It's a fair bet that traffic snarl-ups on Pearse Street were pretty rare in 1948.
        The Irish Times
        3
        They complain of traffic snarl-ups on the main street, and a tendency to knock the rough edges off the town.
        Reuters
        4
        They were not talking about Viagra but about the ever-worsening traffic snarl-ups, Mr Joe O'Toole (Ind) told the House.
        The Irish Times
        5
        Duterte said he wanted to prioritize education, complete infrastructure projects planned or underway and find a solution to chronic Manila traffic snarl-ups.
        Reuters