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traffic generator

traffic generator noun: a destination that generates traffic, other than a populated place, such as a park, museum, or university.

Noun

traffic generator (plural traffic generators)

  1. A destination that generates traffic, other than a populated place, such as a park, museum, or university.
    • Therefore, before a sign for a traffic generator is installed, sufficient space should exist to accommodate the placement of the sign without interfering or conflicting with required signing.2001, Guidelines for the Selection of Supplemental Guide Signs for Traffic Generators Adjacent to Freeways, Washington, D.C.: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, page 5

Forms of traffic generator

pluraltraffic generators

Origin of traffic generator

From traffic + generator.

Questions about traffic generator

What does traffic generator mean?
Traffic generator means a destination that generates traffic, other than a populated place, such as a park, museum, or university.
What part of speech is traffic generator?
Traffic generator is a noun.
What is the plural of traffic generator?
The plural of traffic generator is traffic generators.

Words near traffic generator in the dictionary

  1. traffic drum
  2. traffic enforcer
  3. traffic engineering
  4. traffic furniture
  5. traffic garden
  6. traffic generator
  7. traffic generators
  8. traffic island
  9. traffic islands
  10. traffic jam
  11. traffic jams

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