Traffic
noun
The movement of vehicles, people, or ships along a certain route.
The traffic is very heavy on the highway today.
Often appears as...
- heavy traffic
- traffic jam
noun
The buying and selling of goods and services.
There is a lot of traffic in mobile phones these days.
Often appears as...
- business traffic
- trade traffic
noun
The sending and receiving of messages or data over the internet.
Increasing the search engine ranking can drive traffic to your website.
Often appears as...
- web traffic
- network traffic
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Technical
noun
The transportation of illegal goods, especially drugs or people.
He was arrested for his involvement in drug traffic.
Often appears as...
- drug traffic
- human traffic
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Disapproving
verb
To deal or trade in something illegal.
He was caught trafficking drugs across the border.
Often appears as...
- traffic drugs
- traffic people
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Disapproving
noun
The movement of vehicles, people, or ships along a certain route.
The traffic is very heavy on the highway today.
Often appears as...
- heavy traffic
- traffic jam
noun
The buying and selling of goods and services.
There is a lot of traffic in mobile phones these days.
Often appears as...
- business traffic
- trade traffic
noun
The sending and receiving of messages or data over the internet.
Increasing the search engine ranking can drive traffic to your website.
Often appears as...
- web traffic
- network traffic
Usage tips
Technical
noun
The transportation of illegal goods, especially drugs or people.
He was arrested for his involvement in drug traffic.
Often appears as...
- drug traffic
- human traffic
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To deal or trade in something illegal.
He was caught trafficking drugs across the border.
Often appears as...
- traffic drugs
- traffic people
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/3Not Always Cars
Traffic can refer to the movement of people or animals, not just vehicles.
The foot traffic in the mall is higher on weekends.
Pro Tip 2/3Context Matters
Traffic's meaning changes with context; rush hour refers specifically to busy transportation times.
Morning rush hour traffic causes delays.
Pro Tip 3/3Describing Density
Use adjectives like heavy, light, or gridlocked to describe the volume and movement of traffic.
The traffic was gridlocked for hours.
Pro Tip 1/3Not Always Cars
Traffic can refer to the movement of people or animals, not just vehicles.
The foot traffic in the mall is higher on weekends.
Pro Tip 2/3Context Matters
Traffic's meaning changes with context; rush hour refers specifically to busy transportation times.
Morning rush hour traffic causes delays.
Pro Tip 3/3Describing Density
Use adjectives like heavy, light, or gridlocked to describe the volume and movement of traffic.
The traffic was gridlocked for hours.
Pro Tip 1/3Not Always Cars
Traffic can refer to the movement of people or animals, not just vehicles.
The foot traffic in the mall is higher on weekends.
Pro Tip 2/3Context Matters
Traffic's meaning changes with context; rush hour refers specifically to busy transportation times.
Morning rush hour traffic causes delays.
Pro Tip 3/3Describing Density
Use adjectives like heavy, light, or gridlocked to describe the volume and movement of traffic.
The traffic was gridlocked for hours.
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Why the @#$ is there so...
to move out of a section of the road, increasing vehicle density even more, which eventually adds up to stop-and-go traffic. Drivers tend not to realize they need to break far in advance of a traffic jam, which means they end up having to brake harder to avoid a collision.
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Saving a Pangolin's Life...
but for everyone she saves thousands more are being taken from the wild the pangolin is so sought after it's considered the most widely trafficked animal in the world critically endangered and facing extinction
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Kailash Satyarthi: How...
I saw that dozens of children were arriving; they were being trafficked by someone. I stopped them, those people. I complained to the police. So the policemen, instead of helping me,
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How DARPA is creating...
melts away when its work is done and here is a tool that delves into the deep web and the dark web to find human traffickers these are the kinds of robots that could one day navigate
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A Collection Of Summer...
gametes dive no deeper than 10 meters so once again they rely on the dolphins to keep their prey near the surface but with so much traffic there's always the danger of a collision
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How does money...
that concealment had occurred, which had a positive effect on prosecuting major criminal operations, like drug traffickers. However, a legal shift has raised concerns
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The Rise of the Cali...
JIM So, they were to be respected. Yes, they were dopers and traffickers, but you cannot underestimate them. You underestimate people of that caliber, you're doomed.
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Baby Parrots Rescued...
wildlife trafficking often takes place under the cover of darkness one of the most common methods for smuggling animals out of the forest
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Inside the Dead Shed PIPE...
The illegal wildlife trade is the fourth largest illegal trade in the world. Behind counterfeiting, drugs and human trafficking.
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What does this symbol...
Some of the world's most recognizable symbols exist to sell products, others to steer traffic or advance political causes.
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Why the @#$ is there so...
to move out of a section of the road, increasing vehicle density even more, which eventually adds up to stop-and-go traffic. Drivers tend not to realize they need to break far in advance of a traffic jam, which means they end up having to brake harder to avoid a collision.
Video examples
Saving a Pangolin's Life...
but for everyone she saves thousands more are being taken from the wild the pangolin is so sought after it's considered the most widely trafficked animal in the world critically endangered and facing extinction
Video examples
Kailash Satyarthi: How...
I saw that dozens of children were arriving; they were being trafficked by someone. I stopped them, those people. I complained to the police. So the policemen, instead of helping me,
Video examples
How DARPA is creating...
melts away when its work is done and here is a tool that delves into the deep web and the dark web to find human traffickers these are the kinds of robots that could one day navigate
Video examples
A Collection Of Summer...
gametes dive no deeper than 10 meters so once again they rely on the dolphins to keep their prey near the surface but with so much traffic there's always the danger of a collision
Video examples
How does money...
that concealment had occurred, which had a positive effect on prosecuting major criminal operations, like drug traffickers. However, a legal shift has raised concerns
Video examples
The Rise of the Cali...
JIM So, they were to be respected. Yes, they were dopers and traffickers, but you cannot underestimate them. You underestimate people of that caliber, you're doomed.
Video examples
Baby Parrots Rescued...
wildlife trafficking often takes place under the cover of darkness one of the most common methods for smuggling animals out of the forest
Video examples
Inside the Dead Shed PIPE...
The illegal wildlife trade is the fourth largest illegal trade in the world. Behind counterfeiting, drugs and human trafficking.
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What does this symbol...
Some of the world's most recognizable symbols exist to sell products, others to steer traffic or advance political causes.
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Bill Murray
American Actor
There's only a couple times when fame is ever helpful. Sometimes you can get into a restaurant where the kitchen is just closing. Sometimes you can avoid a traffic violation. But the only time it really matters is in the emergency room with your kids. That's when you want to be noticed, because it's very easy to get forgotten in an ER.
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Ronnie Radke
American Musician
My life has totally changed. It's like, if someone cuts me off in traffic, I used to think about stopping and pulling them out of their car to deal with them. Now that I've got a kid, I totally re-think moments like that. There are a lot of things I can't do anymore and that's probably a good thing.
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Sebastian Thrun
German Scientist
I've developed my passion for cars that drive themselves from being stuck in traffic for many, many, many hours of my life. I don't know what it adds up to, but I feel like I've lost a year or two just in traffic. That's big to me. That's a lot of time, a lot of money that I just lose on the road.
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Park Yeon-mi
North Korean Activist
I didn't know it was even possible to sell humans. I thought people can only sell animals, chickens. But I didn't even know that kind of concept - human traffic - can be exist in the world. So I just couldn't process it when I heard it.
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Joe Lonsdale
American Businessman
Government officials and citizens care about many causes - and they all require resources. For example, I am personally passionate about ending the human trafficking that still occurs within our borders.
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Blake Farenthold
American Politician
Human trafficking robs victims of their basic human rights, and it occurs right under our noses. Many efforts have been focused in other regions of the world, but this is a major problem here at home.
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Marilu Henner
American Actress
I also think stress is related to control. When you're in charge of your life, you tend to not care about losing control of things that don't really matter like traffic jams.
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Whitfield Diffie
American Scientist
The most important impact of technology on communications security is that it draws better and better traffic into vulnerable channels.
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Steve Harvey
American Actor
I never in my life saw myself as a game show host. I don't want to be a traffic cop.
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Steven Wright
American Comedian
They say the universe is expanding. That should help with the traffic.
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Bill Murray
American Actor
There's only a couple times when fame is ever helpful. Sometimes you can get into a restaurant where the kitchen is just closing. Sometimes you can avoid a traffic violation. But the only time it really matters is in the emergency room with your kids. That's when you want to be noticed, because it's very easy to get forgotten in an ER.
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Ronnie Radke
American Musician
My life has totally changed. It's like, if someone cuts me off in traffic, I used to think about stopping and pulling them out of their car to deal with them. Now that I've got a kid, I totally re-think moments like that. There are a lot of things I can't do anymore and that's probably a good thing.
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Sebastian Thrun
German Scientist
I've developed my passion for cars that drive themselves from being stuck in traffic for many, many, many hours of my life. I don't know what it adds up to, but I feel like I've lost a year or two just in traffic. That's big to me. That's a lot of time, a lot of money that I just lose on the road.
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Park Yeon-mi
North Korean Activist
I didn't know it was even possible to sell humans. I thought people can only sell animals, chickens. But I didn't even know that kind of concept - human traffic - can be exist in the world. So I just couldn't process it when I heard it.
Quote examples
Joe Lonsdale
American Businessman
Government officials and citizens care about many causes - and they all require resources. For example, I am personally passionate about ending the human trafficking that still occurs within our borders.
Quote examples
Blake Farenthold
American Politician
Human trafficking robs victims of their basic human rights, and it occurs right under our noses. Many efforts have been focused in other regions of the world, but this is a major problem here at home.
Quote examples
Marilu Henner
American Actress
I also think stress is related to control. When you're in charge of your life, you tend to not care about losing control of things that don't really matter like traffic jams.
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Whitfield Diffie
American Scientist
The most important impact of technology on communications security is that it draws better and better traffic into vulnerable channels.
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Steve Harvey
American Actor
I never in my life saw myself as a game show host. I don't want to be a traffic cop.
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Steven Wright
American Comedian
They say the universe is expanding. That should help with the traffic.
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