traffic engineering

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noun (1)

: engineering dealing with the design of streets and control of traffic
traffic engineer noun

traffic engineer

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noun (2)

: an engineer whose training or occupation is traffic engineering

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The other two adults, a man in the city’s traffic engineering department and a woman who was in a wheelchair during the incident, are in stable condition, the mayor said. — Charlotte Slovin, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2025 The city’s video analytics platform is where video footage from closed-caption TV cameras using computer vision and artificial intelligence for public safety, traffic engineering, and urban planning is analyzed. — IEEE Spectrum, 3 Apr. 2019 James Moore, a USC traffic engineering expert, explained that a high volume of cars using an intersection probably means it’s been optimized for car movement — often to the detriment of buses, pedestrians and cyclists. — Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026 Supervisors directed staff to work with the developer, Serrano Associates, to conduct a supplemental traffic engineering analysis. — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for traffic engineering

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First Known Use

Noun (1)

1908, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of traffic engineering was in 1908

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“Traffic engineering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/traffic%20engineering. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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