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pedlock

pedlock noun: the condition of an area being so crowded that it impedes the flow of pedestrian traffic.

Noun

pedlock (uncountable)

  1. The condition of an area being so crowded that it impedes the flow of pedestrian traffic.
    • "We're going to spend a pile of money widening the sidewalks a little bit and narrowing the streets a little bit," Mr. Haikalis said of city plans to ease pedlock — pedestrian congestion — in Times Square.2008 April 6, Jeff Byles, “Taking Back the Streets”, in The New York Times

Origin of pedlock

Blend of pedestrian + gridlock.

Questions about pedlock

What does pedlock mean?
Pedlock means the condition of an area being so crowded that it impedes the flow of pedestrian traffic.
What part of speech is pedlock?
Pedlock is a noun.

Words near pedlock in the dictionary

  1. pedleries
  2. pedlers
  3. pedlery
  4. Pedley
  5. Pedleys
  6. pedlock
  7. PEDMAS
  8. Pedmore
  9. pedo
  10. pedo van
  11. pedo vans

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