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
Behind the Boilermakers begins a log jam, with newly the minted No. 21 Terrapins in a four-way tie for second place with No. 15 Indiana, Northwestern and Michigan, all 11-7 in conference.
From Washington Times • Feb. 28, 2023
Now the son-in-law kept the buffalo hidden under a big log jam in the river.
From Blackfoot Lodge Tales The Story of a Prairie People by Grinnell, George Bird
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