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- Traffic Traf"fic, v. t. To exchange in traffic; to effect by a bargain or for a consideration. [1913 Webster]
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Traffic — on roads may consist of pedestrians, ridden or herded animals, vehicles, streetcars and other conveyances, either singly or together, while using the public way for purposes of travel. Traffic laws are the laws which govern traffic and regulate… … Wikipedia
Traffic — Traf fic, n. [Cf. F. trafic, It. traffico, Sp. tr[ a]fico, tr[ a]fago, Pg. tr[ a]fego, LL. traficum, trafica. See {Traffic}, v.] 1. Commerce, either by barter or by buying and selling; interchange of goods and commodities; trade. [1913 Webster] A … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
traffic — traf·fic 1 n often attrib 1 a: import and export trade b: the business of bartering or buying and selling c: illegal or disreputable usu. commercial activity the drug traffic 2 a: the movement (as of vehicles or pedestrians) through an area or… … Law dictionary
traffic — [traf′ik] n. [Fr trafic < It traffico < trafficare, to trade < L trans, across +It ficcare, to thrust in, bring < VL * figicare, intens. for L figere: see FINISH] 1. Archaic a) transportation of goods for trading b) trading over great … English World dictionary
Traffic — (englisch für „Verkehr“) bezeichnet: das Datenaufkommen bei Computernetzwerken, siehe Datenverkehr eine Rockband, siehe Traffic (Band) einen Kinofilm von Steven Soderbergh, siehe Traffic – Macht des Kartells Traffic (Fernsehserie), eine… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Traffic — Основная информация … Википедия
traffic — (n.) c.1500, trade, commerce, from M.Fr. trafique (mid 15c.), from It. traffico (early 14c.), from trafficare carry on trade, of uncertain origin, perhaps from a V.L. *transfricare to rub across (from L. trans across + fricare to rub ), with the… … Etymology dictionary
traffic — [n1] coming and going cartage, flux, freight, gridlock, influx, jam, movement, parking lot*, passage, passengers, rush hour, service, shipment, transfer, transit, transport, transportation, travel, truckage, vehicles; concepts 224,505,770 traffic … New thesaurus
Traffic — Traf fic, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Trafficked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Trafficking}.] [F. trafiquer; cf. It. trafficare, Sp. traficar, trafagar, Pg. traficar, trafegar, trafeguear, LL. traficare; of uncertain origin, perhaps fr. L. trans across, over +… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
traffic in — index deal, handle (trade), sell Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
