embotellamiento — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bottleneck noun A point where a process, road, or system narrows and slows everything passing through it.
- gridlock noun A traffic jam so severe that vehicles cannot move in any direction; also used for a complete standstill in progress or negotiations.
Senses
embotellamiento is used for these senses in English:
- bottleneck (figurative) In traffic, any narrowing of the road, especially resulting in a delay.
- gridlock (road transport) 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.
- traffic jam A situation in which road traffic accumulates until it is stationary or very slow.
gridlock — full definition
- noun A traffic jam so severe that vehicles cannot move in any direction; also used for a complete standstill in progress or negotiations.
- verb To bring to a complete standstill.