This is the 5723rd most frequent Russian word.
пробки
Traffic jams.
In this sentence, 'пробки' refers to traffic congestion or jams, a common usage in everyday conversation.
На дороге сегодня были ужасные пробки.
There were terrible traffic jams on the road today.
Here, 'пробки' refers to bottle stoppers, another common meaning of the word, usually encountered in contexts involving beverage storage.
Мне нужно купить пробки для бутылок.
I need to buy corks for bottles.
In this usage, 'пробки' denotes electrical fuses, providing an example of technical usage in electrical contexts.