logjam

[ lawg-jam, log- ]

/ ˈlɔgˌdʒæm, ˈlɒg- /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR logjam ON THESAURUS.COM

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.

Origin of logjam

First recorded in 1880–85; log¹ + jam¹

Words nearby logjam

logion, logistic, logistic curve, logistician, logistics, logjam, log line, log-log, lognormal, logo, logocentrism

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Example sentences from the Web for logjam

As the story that broke the logjam, "Birthday Boy" is a fascinating read.
What the Leaked J.D. Salinger Stories Reveal About the Author|Andrew Romano|November 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But with a bipartisan alliance of radicals in Washington, the logjam of political dysfunction will finally be broken.
Why The Zombie Tea Party Won’t Stay Dead|James Poulos|October 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
And he had broken ground on Porto Açu, a massive deepwater port meant to break the logjam of Brazilian shipping.
The Brutal Fall of Brazilian Billionaire Eike Batista|Mac Margolis|June 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The way to break this logjam is to crush the Republicans on taxes.
Third-Party Delusions|Michael Tomasky|October 11, 2011|DAILY BEAST

Maybe it really will get Republicans to move on tax expenditures and break the logjam.
The Untransformational President|Michael Tomasky|July 8, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Rather wud I have perished in a logjam thin to've indured this ingratichood.
Mr. Dooley in Peace and in War|Finley Peter Dunne

British Dictionary definitions for logjam

log jam

noun mainly US and Canadian

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

a deadlock; standstill

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	logjam
释义	logjam [ lawg-jam, log- ] / ˈlɔgˌdʒæm, ˈlɒg- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR logjam ON THESAURUS.COM 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. Origin of logjam First recorded in 1880–85; log¹ + jam¹ Words nearby logjam logion, logistic, logistic curve, logistician, logistics, logjam, log line, log-log, lognormal, logo, logocentrism Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for logjam As the story that broke the logjam, "Birthday Boy" is a fascinating read. What the Leaked J.D. Salinger Stories Reveal About the Author\|Andrew Romano\|November 30, 2013\|DAILY BEAST But with a bipartisan alliance of radicals in Washington, the logjam of political dysfunction will finally be broken. Why The Zombie Tea Party Won’t Stay Dead\|James Poulos\|October 24, 2013\|DAILY BEAST And he had broken ground on Porto Açu, a massive deepwater port meant to break the logjam of Brazilian shipping. The Brutal Fall of Brazilian Billionaire Eike Batista\|Mac Margolis\|June 25, 2013\|DAILY BEAST The way to break this logjam is to crush the Republicans on taxes. Third-Party Delusions\|Michael Tomasky\|October 11, 2011\|DAILY BEAST Maybe it really will get Republicans to move on tax expenditures and break the logjam. The Untransformational President\|Michael Tomasky\|July 8, 2011\|DAILY BEAST Rather wud I have perished in a logjam thin to've indured this ingratichood. Mr. Dooley in Peace and in War\|Finley Peter Dunne British Dictionary definitions for logjam log jam noun mainly US and Canadian blockage caused by the crowding together of a number of logs floating in a river a deadlock; standstill Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to logjam rush hour, blockage, roadblock, gridlock, congestion, bottleneck, stoppage, lag, setback, moratorium, postponement, suspension, problem, wait, impasse, holdup, obstruction, check, reprieve, surcease
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