the flow of cars, trucks, bicycles, or people moving along roads or paths
We arrived late because the traffic was backed up for miles.
A male police officer in a reflective vest directs traffic around a stalled vehicle on a rainy afternoon.
✦ From Old French trafic, from Italian traffico, from traffico (“trade, commerce”), ultimately from Arabic taraf (“profit, share”).
the amount of digital data or messages moving through a computer network or visiting a website
The server crashed when too much traffic hit the site at once.
We monitor network traffic to detect possible security threats.
the buying, selling, or exchange of goods, especially when done illegally
Customs officers are trained to stop the illegal traffic in rare animal skins.
International traffic in counterfeit medicines puts lives at risk.
to buy, sell, or move goods, especially illegal ones, as a business or activity
The cartel trafficked large amounts of cocaine across the border.
Some criminals traffic in stolen art pieces worth millions.
