- gridlock grid·lock n
- ['ɡrɪdˌlɒk]
(traffic jam) paralisi f inv del traffico
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
gridlock grid·lock n
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grid|lock — «GRIHD lok», noun, verb. –noun. 1. a complete stoppage of all vehicular traffic on crossing streets in a given area of a city. 2. any complete stoppage of activity due to overcrowding: »jammed in telephone gridlock with everyone on the phone and… … Useful english dictionary
gridlock — 1980 (n.); 1987 (v.); from GRID (Cf. grid) + LOCK (Cf. lock). Related: Gridlocked; gridlocking … Etymology dictionary
grid´locked — grid|lock «GRIHD lok», noun, verb. –noun. 1. a complete stoppage of all vehicular traffic on crossing streets in a given area of a city. 2. any complete stoppage of activity due to overcrowding: »jammed in telephone gridlock with everyone on the… … Useful english dictionary
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gridlock — grid•lock [[t]ˈgrɪdˌlɒk[/t]] n. 1) cvb a major traffic jam in which all vehicular movement comes to a stop because key intersections are blocked by traffic 2) cvb a complete stoppage of normal activity 3) to cause or undergo a gridlock •… … From formal English to slang
gridlock — grid|lock [ grıd,lak ] noun uncount 1. ) a situation in which it is impossible to make progress 2. ) a situation in which there are so many cars on the roads that traffic cannot move … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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