Meaning of congestion in English

congestion

noun [ U ]

/kənˈdʒes.tʃən/ us

/kənˈdʒes.tʃən/

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a situation in which a place is too blocked or crowded, causing difficulties:

These facilities are designed to ease the congestion of emergency rooms.

Cases are being repeatedly delayed because of congestion in the courts.

a situation in which there is too much traffic and movement is difficult:

The (traffic) congestion in the city gets worse during the summer.

Major airports will need new runways to relieve congestion.

the problem of being unable to breathe through your nose because it is blocked, usually during an infection:

This spray helps to ease nasal congestion.

Symptoms include sneezing, congestion, and runny nose.

the problem of having lungs or other body parts that have become too full of blood or another liquid:

He took to bed for weeks each winter with chest congestion.

Congestion in the lungs or other vital organs of the body tends to destroy the tissues of the affected parts.

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(Definition of congestion from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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growing congestion

The response has indicated a general desire that everything possible should be done to alleviate the growing congestion at the peak of the holiday season.

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heavy congestion

The driving public and freight traffic will move on to them to avoid heavy congestion on existing roads.

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increasing congestion

We invite comments on how we should respond to increasing congestion.

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