snarl-up

• Situación en la que muchos vehículos se bloquean mutuamente y apenas pueden avanzar, causando a menudo un atasco o congestión.

A noun referring to a situation where a number of vehicles are blocking one another until they can scarcely move, often causing a traffic jam.

1. Traffic jamB2informalbritish

   A situation where many vehicles are stuck and unable to move freely, often due to congestion or an accident.

   Embotellamiento de tráfico

   • There was a massive snarl-up on the motorway this morning.
   • The accident caused a snarl-up that lasted for hours.
   • We were late because we got caught in a snarl-up near the city center.

   Sinónimosbottleneckcongestiongridlockhold upjamlogjamtie-uptraffic jam