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Stoßverkehr

[stohss-fer-kehr]

noun

LanguageGerman (Germany)

Meaning
  1. rush hour traffic
  2. This refers to the busy time of day when most people are commuting to or from work.
Examples

Ich stehe jeden Tag im Stoßverkehr.

I am stuck in rush hour traffic every day.

Der Stoßverkehr beginnt in der Stadt meistens sehr früh.

Rush hour traffic usually starts very early in the city.

Pronunciationstohss-fer-kehr

Part of speechnoun

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Usage noteThis term is commonly used by drivers or passengers to describe the delay caused by high vehicle density on roads during peak hours.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.