Carmageddon
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 The anticipated traffic jam resulting from closing a major freeway. California, US
"Outreach for Carmageddon earned Metro and Caltrans a Project of the Year award from the California Transportation Foundation, but the key mark of success had always been removing traffic from the Sepulveda Pass that July weekend."
Example
More examples"Outreach for Carmageddon earned Metro and Caltrans a Project of the Year award from the California Transportation Foundation, but the key mark of success had always been removing traffic from the Sepulveda Pass that July weekend."
Etymology
Blend of car + armageddon.
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