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4 : the passengers or cargo carried by a transportation system

Synonyms

business, commerce, marketplace, trade—more at COMMERCE

2traffic verb traf·ficked; traf·fick·ing 1 : to carry on business dealings

2 : DEAL, TRADE

traffic circle noun : ROTARY 2

traf·fick·er noun : a buyer and seller of commodities for profit

Synonyms

dealer, merchant, trader—more at MERCHANT

traffic light noun : a visual signal (as a system of lights) for controlling traffic

tra·ge·di·an noun 1 : a writer of tragedies

2 : an actor who plays tragic roles

tra·ge·di·enne noun [ORIGIN: F]

: an actress who plays tragic roles

trag·e·dy noun, plural -dies [ORIGIN: ME tragedie, fr. MF, fr. L tragoedia, fr. Gk tragōidia, fr. tragos goat + aeidein to sing]

1 : a serious drama with a sorrowful or disastrous conclusion

2 : a disastrous event : CALAMITY; also : MISFORTUNE

3 : tragic quality or element

Synonyms

calamity, cataclysm, catastrophe, debacle, disaster, misfortune—more at DISASTER

trag·ic also trag·i·cal adjective 1 : of, relating to, or expressive of tragedy

2 : appropriate to tragedy

3 : LAMENTABLE, UNFORTUNATE

— trag·i·cal·ly adverb

1trail verb 1 : to hang down so as to drag along or sweep the ground

2 : to draw or drag along behind

3 : to extend over a surface in a straggling manner

4 : to lag behind

5 : to follow the track of : PURSUE

6 : DWINDLE

Synonyms

chase, dog, follow, hound, pursue, shadow, tag, tail, trace, track—more at FOLLOW

2trail noun 1 : something that trails or is trailed

2 : a trace or mark left by something that has passed or been drawn along : TRACK

3 : a beaten path; also : a marked path through woods

Synonyms

footpath, path, trace, track; also towpath; bypath, byway, detour, passageway, walkway; detour, shortcut; course, passage, road, route, run, runway, way

trail bike noun : a small motorcycle for off-road use

trail·blaz·er noun : PATHFINDER, PIONEER

— trail·blaz·ing adjective or noun

trail·er noun 1 : one that trails; especially : a creeping plant (as an ivy)

2 : a vehicle that is hauled by another (as a tractor)

3 : a vehicle equipped to serve wherever parked as a dwelling or place of business

4 : PREVIEW 2

Synonyms

camper, caravan, motor home—more at CAMPER

trailing arbutus noun : a creeping spring-flowering plant of the heath family with fragrant pink or white flowers

1train noun [ORIGIN: ME, fr. AF, fr. trainer to draw, drag]

1 : a part of a gown that trails behind the wearer

2 : a group of retainers or attendants : RETINUE

3 : a moving file of persons, vehicles, or animals

4 : a connected series

5 : AFTERMATH

6 : a connected line of railroad cars usu. hauled by a locomotive

Synonyms

[2] cortege, following, retinue, suite—more at CORTEGE

[3] column, cue, file, line, queue, range, string—more at LINE

[4] chain, progression, sequence, string—more at CHAIN

2train verb [ORIGIN: ME, to trail, drag, train, fr. AF trainer]

1 : to cause to grow as desired <~ a vine on a trellis>

2 a : to form by instruction, discipline, or drill

b : to teach so as to make fit, qualified, or proficient

3 : to make or become prepared (as by exercise) for a test of skill

4 : to aim at an object or objective <~ guns on a fort>

— train·er noun

Synonyms

[2b] educate, indoctrinate, instruct, school, teach, tutor—more at TEACH

[4] concentrate, fasten, focus, rivet—more at CONCENTRATE

[4] aim, bend, cast, direct, head, level, set—more at AIM

train·ee noun : one who is being trained esp. for a job

train·ing noun 1 : the act, process, or method of one who trains

2 : the skill, knowledge, or experience gained by one who trains

Synonyms

education, instruction, teaching, tutelage—more at EDUCATION

train·man noun : a member of a train crew

traipse verb traipsed; traips·ing 1 : to go on foot : WALK

2 : to walk or travel about without