how to pronounce gridlock

/ˈɡɹɪdˌlɑːk/

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gridlock is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of gridlock in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… of gridlock in DC but just because the …”

meanings of gridlock

noun:

On a smaller scale: the situation in which cars enter a signal-controlled intersection too late during the green light cycle, and are unable to clear the intersection (due to congestion in the next block) when the light turns red, thus blocking the cross traffic when it's their turn to go. Repeated at enough intersections, this phenomenon can lead to citywide gridlock.
Any paralysis of a complex system due to severe congestion, conflict, or deadlock.
A condition of total, interlocking traffic congestion on the streets or highways of a crowded city, in which no one can move because everyone is in someone else's way.

verb:

To cause traffic congestion.

gridlock frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word gridlock occurs in english on average 0.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics gridlock can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that gridlock can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;

3) transport and travel;