"traffic generator" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: traffic generators [plural]
Etymology: traffic + generator Etymology templates: {{compound|en|traffic|generator}} traffic + generator Head templates: {{en-noun}} traffic generator (plural traffic generators)
  1. (civil engineering) A destination that generates traffic, other than a populated place, such as a park, museum, or university.
    Sense id: en-traffic_generator-en-noun-B9rlGf76 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: civil-engineering, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Inflected forms

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