SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
congestion
noun
Overcrowding or accumulation that obstructs movement or flow.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Crowding that obstructs movement
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Usage distinction
Return to topA bottleneck is a point of restricted flow; congestion is the resulting crowded condition.
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See congestion in use
A second entrance reduced congestion in the exhibition hall.
Congestion at the narrow entrance eased when people stopped leaving every bundle where they first entered.
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