n.
- vehicles moving on a public highway.
- the movement of ships, trains, or aircraft.
- the commercial transportation of goods or passengers.
- the messages or signals transmitted through a communications system.
- the action of trafficking.
- archaic dealings or communication between people.
v.
(traffics, trafficking, trafficked)
deal or trade in something illegal.
Derivative
- trafficker n.
- trafficless adj.
Etymology
C16: from Fr. traffique, Sp. tráfico, or Ital. traffico, of unknown origin.