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Logjam

An excess of logs being conveyed on a river, so that their motion halts.

📖 Definitions of "Logjam"

noun

1
An excess of logs being conveyed on a river, so that their motion halts.
2
A clog or such jam or mess that halts or greatly delays progress.
"A step forward for the minimum wage increase this afternoon, as the Senate cleared the logjam of the Republican filibuster. http//www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/1/30/13150/5672"

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Logjam"

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Word	Definition
alleynoun	A narrow street or passageway, especially one through the middle of a block giving access to the rear of lots of buildings.
gatingnoun	The selective regulation or restriction of access to something.
gridlocknoun	(road transport) 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.
backlognoun	An accumulation or buildup, especially of unfilled orders, unconsumed products or unfinished work.
blocknoun	A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.
morassnoun	A tract of soft, wet ground; a marsh; a fen.
quagmirenoun	(figuratively) A perilous, mixed up and troubled situation; a hopeless tangle.
treadmillnoun	A piece of indoor sporting equipment used to allow for the motions of running or walking while staying in one place.
blockadenoun	The physical blocking or surrounding of a place, especially a port, in order to prevent commerce and traffic in or out.
standoffnoun	A deadlocked confrontation between antagonists.
pileupnoun	Alternative spelling of pile-up. [(colloquial) A pile, a group of people or things which have piled up on one another, especially]
congestionnoun	The hindrance or blockage of the passage of something, for example a fluid, mixture, traffic, people, etc. (due to an excess of this or due to a partial or complete obstruction), resulting in overfilling or overcrowding.
blockagenoun	(uncountable, countable) The state or condition of being blocked.
jamnoun	(less common in the US) A sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar and allowed to congeal. Often spread on bread or toast or used in jam tarts
slumpnoun	A heavy or helpless collapse; a slouching or drooping posture; a period of poor activity or performance, especially an extended period.
deadlocknoun	A standstill resulting from the opposition of two evenly matched forces; a stalemate or impasse.
blockingnoun	The act by which something is blocked; an obstruction.
stallingnoun	The act of a person or thing that stalls.
stand-offnoun	(rugby) fly-half
rutnoun	(figurative) A fixed routine, procedure, line of conduct, thought or feeling.