pedlock

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noun

The condition of an area being so crowded that it impedes the flow of pedestrian traffic.

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Meanings

nounpedlock (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe condition of an area being so crowded that it impedes the flow of pedestrian traffic.

    "We're going to spend a pile of money widening the sidewalks a little bit and narrowing the streets a little bit," Mr. Haikalis said of city plans to ease pedlock — pedestrian congestion — in Times Square.

    2008 April 6, Jeff Byles, “Taking Back the Streets”, in The New York Times

Origin

Blend of pedestrian + gridlock.

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APA

pedlock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pedlock

MLA

“pedlock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pedlock. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pedlock,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pedlock.

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