Definition of "snarl-up" []

• A traffic jam (noun)

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• "In this matter my sympathy is with the former group, if only because the latter tend to be the sort of older fans who always block your view of a last‑minute equaliser when they start leaving early "to avoid the traffic" – though clearly the surest way of preventing yourself from getting caught in a traffic snarl-up is not to go to a football match at all."
• "Triggered by road construction, the snarl-up began 10 days ago and was 100 kilometers (60 miles) long at one point."
• "Authorities are trying to ease the snarl-up by letting more trucks into the capital, especially at night, said Zhang, the traffic director."