pileup
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4.2
- noun
- /ˈpaɪlˌʌp/
:
congestión
- There was a significant pileup of paperwork on my desk after the holiday weekend.
- car pileup
- a massive pileup
- pileup on the freeway
So we've got pileups of, of ships off the, the coast of California, Long Beach and, and, and LA in particular, and in bad shape.
- So we've got pileups of, of ships off the, the coast of California, Long Beach and, and, and LA in particular, and in bad shape.
Examples
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The news report described a major pileup involving multiple cars on the bridge during rush hour.
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There's a pileup across town, so all of our officers are busy.
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I guess there was a big pileup of mail and they got careless.
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Look, I don't know how to explain it, but I saw the pileup before it happened.
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I think there's going to be a huge pileup.
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The resulting pileup virtually closes the border, generating roadway chaos throughout metropolitan Windsor and Detroit.
Academic text (2000) -
On the television were shots from news helicopters of a freeway pileup, police cars, flashing red lights far below, bleeding flares.
Fiction book (2001) -
Another off-ramp passed directly through Building E, and there was an accident—a massive pileup there.
Fiction book (1999) -
Even if there is no impact on the pedestrian, there are still accidents between cars that have to swerve or brake suddenly to avoid hitting someone, traffic pileups, etc.
Blog text (32) -
Traffic is stalled due to a pileup on the highway, causing several miles of delays.
Synonyms
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1.9
A heap of things put together
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2.7
A crowd of people or vehicles that blocks movement
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3.4
Too many people or vehicles in one place that slow movement
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2.1
A small pile of things put on top of each other
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1.0
Many cars are stuck and move very slowly on a road
A traffic jam where cars block each other and cannot move
A large amount of things collected together, often in a stack
A pile of things gathered together
Antonyms
How Congested
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Pileup comes from pile ('heap') and up ('together'), giving the picture of many things building in one place. That's why a pileup can mean a traffic jam or a large amount of paperwork that blocks progress.