snarled
adjective
USus/snɑːrld/uk/snɑːld/(UKsnarled up)Snarledtrafficis alonglineoftrafficthat isunabletotravelforwardbecause something isblockingtheroad:
Thetrafficwas snarled in bothdirectionsfor twomilesbecause of theaccident.
too full of vehicles
- busyThe highway is always busy.
- congestedTraffic is congested heading into and out of the city this morning.
- gridlockedChicago is one of the most gridlocked cities in America.
- backed upThere's an accident on the interstate and traffic is backed up for miles.
- bumper to bumperThe road is bumper to bumper as tourists flock up the coast.
- jammedTraffic is jammed up for miles.
On the road: traffic jams
- back
- backsomeoneup
- backed up
- bottleneck
- congested
- congestion
- gridlocked
- high-traffic
- jam
- rasta roko
- rush hour
- snarl-up
- sock
- socksomething/someonein (with sb)
- tail
- tail back
- tailback
- traffic
- traffic calming
- traffic jam
snarl
noun[C]USus/snɑːrl/uk/snɑːl/(UKusuallysnarl-up)