ˈsnarl-up BrE AmE noun [countable] British English
1 . a confused situation that prevents work from continuing
2 . a situation in which traffic is prevented from moving ⇨ congestion :
There was a big snarl-up on the M1.
ˈsnarl-up BrE AmE noun [countable] British English
1 . a confused situation that prevents work from continuing
2 . a situation in which traffic is prevented from moving ⇨ congestion :
There was a big snarl-up on the M1.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012