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gapers block

gaper's block

出典:『Wiktionary』 (2010/10/03 20:09 UTC 版)

名詞

gapers' block (複数形 gapers' blocks)

1. (主に米国用法 かつ カナダ用法, idiomatic) A traffic jam resulting from motorists slowing to look at a motor vehicle collision or other roadside distraction.
   • 1967, "Above It All," Time, 10 Mar.:
     In the lingo of the traffic reporters, "gapers' block" is a tie-up caused by motorists slowing down to gape at an accident.
   • 2001, "Rocky Road Rocky Mountain National Park boasts as ear-popping drive full of peak experiences," Wichita Eagle (Kansas), 25 Mar., p. 1G:
     In the pretty, tranquil valley, elk were feeding just off the highway, creating a gapers block.

同意語

• gawkers' block
• gawker block
• gawker blocker

gapers' block

名詞

gapers' block (複数形 gapers' blocks)

1. (chiefly US and Canada, idiomatic) A traffic jam resulting from motorists slowing to look at a motor vehicle collision or other roadside distraction.
   • 2001, "Rocky Road Rocky Mountain National Park boasts as ear-popping drive full of peak experiences," Wichita Eagle (Kansas), 25 Mar., p. 1G:
     In the pretty, tranquil valley, elk were feeding just off the highway, creating a gapers block.

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