traffic calming

noun

The deliberate slowing of traffic in residential areas by the installation of obstacles to progress

Meanings

nountraffic calming (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe deliberate slowing of traffic in residential areas by the installation of obstacles to progress

Translations

German Verkehrsberuhigung
  • Verkehrsberuhigungdeliberate slowing of traffic
Spanish calmado de tráfico, pacificación del tráfico
  • calmado de tráficodeliberate slowing of traffic
  • pacificación del tráficodeliberate slowing of traffic
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APA

traffic calming. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/traffic%20calming

MLA

“traffic calming.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/traffic%20calming. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “traffic calming,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/traffic%20calming.

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