pileup
Example Sentences
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Taking the train, in theory, allows her to avoid any traffic jams — or, even worse, pileups that some states have experienced in recent days.
From MarketWatch
Technically known as radiation fog, it can develop in any valley, but the geography of the Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys can make it particularly intense, resulting in several massive freeway pileups in recent years.
From Los Angeles Times
It causes pileups, traps airborne pollutants and has even inspired poetry about its haunting beauty.
From Los Angeles Times
The advantages are obvious: The method could be used for future data storage and for fast data transmission at terahertz rates without the systems being slowed down by the pileup of heat.
From Science Daily
TSA has often been a crapshoot, risking pileups as travelers pulled laptops from carry-ons and novice vacationers struggled to untie their sneakers.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
