Traffic | Mean of traffic in English Dictionary

/ˈtræfɪk/

• Noun
• all the vehicles driving along a certain road or in a certain area
1. Let's leave early to avoid rush hour traffic.
2. Traffic is backed up to the bridge.
3. traffic congestion
4. a traffic accident
• the movement of airplanes, ships, etc., along routes
1. air traffic
2. Barge traffic was halted because of flooding.
• the amount of people who pass through a certain place or travel in a certain way
1. Airlines saw a decrease in passenger traffic this year.
2. There is a walkway along the bridge for pedestrian/foot traffic. [=people who are walking]
3. We get a lot of foot traffic [=people who walk by and stop to look] in our shop.

• the number of people who visit a Web site or use a system
1. We're trying to increase traffic to our site.
2. Internet/network traffic can cause slower response times during peak hours.
• the buying and selling of illegal goods or services especially between countries
1. Drug traffic across the border has increased.
• Verb
• to buy or sell something especially illegally
1. a gang that traffics in drugs
2. It is a play that traffics in bawdy humor.
3. I don't traffic in sarcasm.