Definitions for congestion

congestion con·ges·tion

Spelling: [kuh n-jes-chuh n]
IPA: /kənˈdʒɛs tʃən/

Congestion is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 498 anagrams from letters in congestion (ceginnoost).

Definitions for congestion

noun

  1. overcrowding; clogging:
  2. an excessive or abnormal accumulation of blood or other fluid in a body part or blood vessel:

Origin of congestion

From the Latin word congestiō, dating back to 1585-95. See congest, -ion

Examples for congestion

It affects any sort of displacement and any kind of congestion.

There was no sitting the next day; for Vincent was in bed, ill, with congestion of the lungs.

Do you want to be laid up with bronchitis or congestion of the lungs?

The state has argued that this law is necessary to prevent obstruction and congestion going into the abortion clinics.

Thankfully, Graham was never in any distress from the congestion that quickly cleared from his immediate response to antibiotics.

People's faces grew red with congestion in the growing heat.

[Former London] Mayor Livingstone and I founded SlimCity together and we debated the issue of congestion pricing.

Systems management companies are using big data to tackle the problem of congestion on the roads.

The sun seemed much hotter in this congestion than in the open sea.

Southbound Route 95 congestion is expected to increase, so we recommend that drivers consider alternate routes.

Word Value for congestion
Scrable

13

Words with friends

17

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