congestion
congestion
noun
/kənˈdʒestʃən/
uncountable
1 ​the state of being crowded and full of traffic
traffic congestion and pollution
Engineers are hoping network congestion will become a thing of the past.
Parking near the school causes severe traffic congestion.
a study of downtown traffic congestion
measures to ease the increasing congestion in Hong Kong
the nation's dependence on cars and the resulting highway congestion
Better public transport would help ease traffic congestion.
Expect severe congestion on the approach to the freeway this morning.
Heavy congestion was reported on many motorways.
Collocations Town and country
Collocations
adjective
chronic
serious
severe
verb + congestion
cause
lead to
alleviate
congestion + noun
charge
pricing
2 (medical) the state of part of the body being blocked with blood or mucus
congestion of the lungs
medicine to relieve nasal congestion
Word Origin
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin congestio(n-), from congere ‘heap up’, from con- ‘together’ + gerere ‘bring’.
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