log jam
Britishnoun
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blockage caused by the crowding together of a number of logs floating in a river
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a deadlock; standstill
Example Sentences
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Much of the log jam comes from patients who are medically ready to leave hospital but who can't get home because the right social care is unavailable.
From BBC • Oct. 24, 2023
U.S. negotiators are counting on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s White House visit on June 22 to break the log jam.
From Reuters • Jun. 13, 2023
Board of Education, breaking the log jam and making clear what was wrong about segregation.
From Slate • Jun. 7, 2023
If he had opted out, Harrell could have had more freedom over his next destination in free agency — rather than getting traded to the Wizards and dealing with another center log jam.
From Washington Times • Aug. 11, 2021
For if a log jam were added to the terrific strain of the flood, there would surely be no salvation possible.
From Boyhood in Norway by Boyesen, Hjalmar Hjorth
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