Definition of Congestion

Congestion

The act of gathering into a heap or mass; accumulation.

Overfullness of the capillary and other blood vessels, etc., in any locality or organ (often producing other morbid symptoms); local hyper/mia, active or passive; as, arterial congestion; venous congestion; congestion of the lungs.

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Congestion Quotations

We are also ignoring and underfunding high speed rail which is one of the best ways to move citizens and improve congestion on our highways.
Corrine Brown

We must do all we can to reduce congestion in our urban areas and increase access and mobility in our rural areas, and this extra funding will help us get there.
John Warner

Freight mobility and movement, while not a sexy policy issue, is a highly important one. Capacity constraints and congestion on our nation's freight rail system create many problems.
Bill Lipinski

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Congestion Translations

congestion in Dutch is congestie, bloedaandrang, aandrang
congestion in French is congestion
congestion in Italian is calca, afflusso di sangue
congestion in Norwegian is opphopning
congestion in Swedish is stockning

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