Verkehrsstau

From Verkehr (“traffic”) +‎ -s- +‎ Stau (“congestion”).

• IPA^(key): /ferˈkeːrsˌʃtaʊ̯/, [fɐˈkeːɐ̯sˌʃtaʊ̯], [fɛɐ̯-], [-ˈkɛɐ̯s-]

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Verkehrsstau m (strong, genitive Verkehrsstaus, plural Verkehrsstaus or Verkehrsstaue)

1. (formal) traffic jam (situation in which road traffic is stationary or very slow)

• Simple Stau is used except in very formal contexts (or otherwise in the rare case of comparing different kinds of congestions).

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• “Verkehrsstau” in Duden online
• “Verkehrsstau” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache