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Gridlock
Meaning
Noun
●
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.
●
In Road transport:
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.
●
any
paralysis
of a
complex
system due to
severe
congestion
,
conflict
, or deadlock.
Verb
●
To cause
traffic
congestion.
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