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traffic

 
 
/ˈtræfɪk/ noun [U]

Translation

CARS ETC the cars, trucks, etc using a road
trafik, kara trafiği
Traffic is heavy (= there are a lot of cars, etc) in both directions. a traffic accident Sorry we're late - we got stuck in traffic.16661667
PLANES AND SHIPS the planes or ships moving around an area
trafik, deniz/hava trafiği
air traffic control17081698
ILLEGAL the illegal buying and selling of goods, such as drugs, weapons, etc
kaçakçılık, yasadışı mal ticareti
the traffic in illegal drugs2385
(Definition of traffic noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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