logjam
[lawg-jam, log-]
noun
an immovable pileup or tangle of logs, as in a river, causing a blockage.
any blockage or massive accumulation: a logjam of bills before Congress.
RELATED WORDS
blockage, roadblock, gridlock, congestion, bottleneck, stoppage, lag, setback, moratorium, postponement, suspension, problem, wait, impasse, holdup, obstruction, check, reprieve, surcease, holding
Origin of logjam
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Contemporary Examples of logjam
As the story that broke the logjam, "Birthday Boy" is a fascinating read.
But with a bipartisan alliance of radicals in Washington, the logjam of political dysfunction will finally be broken.
And he had broken ground on Porto Açu, a massive deepwater port meant to break the logjam of Brazilian shipping.
The way to break this logjam is to crush the Republicans on taxes.
Maybe it really will get Republicans to move on tax expenditures and break the logjam.
Historical Examples of logjam
Rather wud I have perished in a logjam thin to've indured this ingratichood.
Mr. Dooley in Peace and in WarFinley Peter Dunne
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper