logjam

Definition of Logjam in English :

1. logjam

any stoppage attributable to unusual activity

Example Sentences:
'the legislation ran into a logjam'

2. logjam

an immovable mass of logs blocking a river

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Logjam

noun

1.

a deadlock; standstill

They still have more to gain than lose by talking, and it's not too late to break the logjam.

A new initiative was needed to break the logjam.

2.

blockage caused by the crowding together of a number of logs floating in a river

noun

1.

an obstacle formed by logs jamming together in a stream

2.

an obstacle formed by the accumulation of many items to deal with

3.

a deadlock or impasse

n.

1. An immovable mass of floating logs crowded together.

2. A deadlock, as in negotiations; an impasse.