pedlock
English
Etymology
Blend of pedestrian + gridlock.
Noun
pedlock (uncountable)
- The condition of an area being so crowded that it impedes the flow of pedestrian traffic.
- 2008, Jeff Byles, "Taking Back the Streets", The New York Times, 6 April 2008:
- "We're going to spend a pile of money widening the sidewalks a little bit and narrowing the streets a little bit," Mr. Haikalis said of city plans to ease pedlock — pedestrian congestion — in Times Square.
- 2008, Jeff Byles, "Taking Back the Streets", The New York Times, 6 April 2008:
Quotations
- For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:pedlock.