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Carmageddon

Carmageddon proper noun: the anticipated traffic jam resulting from closing a major freeway.

Proper noun

Carmageddon

  1. (California, US) The anticipated traffic jam resulting from closing a major freeway.
    • Outreach for Carmageddon earned Metro and Caltrans a Project of the Year award from the California Transportation Foundation, but the key mark of success had always been removing traffic from the Sepulveda Pass that July weekend.2013, Susan Bregman, Kari Edison Watkins, Best Practices for Transportation Agency Use of Social Media, →ISBN, page 120
    • California highway officials are hoping for a repeat performance at the end of April as Carmageddon 2.0 threatens once more to rear its ugly head.2020, Barnini Chakraborty, “California officials warn of Carmageddon 2.0, tell residents to steer clear of highway”, in Fox News

Carmageddon meaning in Tamil

Carmageddon in Tamil

தடவழி நெரிசல்

Origin of Carmageddon

Blend of car + Armageddon.

Questions about Carmageddon

What does Carmageddon mean?
Carmageddon means the anticipated traffic jam resulting from closing a major freeway.
What is Carmageddon in Tamil?
Carmageddon in Tamil is தடவழி நெரிசல். See Carmageddon meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Carmageddon?
Carmageddon is a proper noun.

Words near Carmageddon in the dictionary

  1. Carlylism
  2. Carlylisms
  3. Carmack
  4. Carmacks
  5. Carmadie
  6. Carmageddon
  7. Carmagnola
  8. carmagnole
  9. carmagnoles
  10. carmaker
  11. carmakers

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