Last Updated：2025/11/21
A condition of total, interlocking traffic congestion on the streets or highways of a crowded city, in which no one can move because everyone is in someone else's way.
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gridlock
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Source Word
gridlock
IPA(Pronunciation)
Noun
countable
uncountable
broadly
figuratively
Japanese Meaning
交差点などで車両が互いに干渉し合い、全体的な交通の流れが停止している状態。 / 全体的な交通渋滞、すべての車両が詰まり合って動けなくなっている状況。 / 都市部や高速道路で、互いにブロックし合い、誰も進むことができない行き詰まり状態。
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On
a
smaller
scale:
the
situation
in
which
cars
enter
a
signal-controlled
intersection
too
late
during
the
green
light
cycle,
and
are
unable
to
clear
the
intersection
(due
to
congestion
in
the
next
block)
when
the
light
turns
red,
thus
blocking
the
cross
traffic
when
it's
their
turn
to
go.
Repeated
at
enough
intersections,
this
phenomenon
can
lead
to
citywide
gridlock.
（ plural ）
