logjam en · NOUN
Etymology
From log + jam.
Meanings
- An excess of logs being conveyed on a river, so that their motion halts.
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(figuratively) A clog or such jam or mess that halts or greatly delays progress.
Efforts to amend the law got sidetracked in an administrative logjam.
Mr. Clinton can break the logjam by first convincing the public that he is willing to start with small but meaningful victories.
1994 August 28, “Mr. Clinton: Break the Logjam”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:It is in the interest of all NATO and E.U. members to break political logjams. Our personnel operating in the Balkans, Afghanistan, and the Gulf of Aden have already learned that lesson.
2010 October 18, Ivo H. Daalder, “Breaking a Brussels Logjam”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| logjams | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (20)
nl impasse (A clog; any jam or mess that halts or greatly delays progress) · es pescadilla que se muerde la cola (A clog; any jam or mess that halts or greatly delays progress) · fr embouteillage (A clog; any jam or mess that halts or greatly delays progress) · es obstrucción (A clog; any jam or mess that halts or greatly delays progress) · de Stillstand (A clog; any jam or mess that halts or greatly delays progress) · sv bröt (An excess of logs being conveyed on a river) · de Verklausung (An excess of logs being conveyed on a river) · es círculo vicioso (A clog; any jam or mess that halts or greatly delays progress) · fr impasse (A clog; any jam or mess that halts or greatly delays progress) · fi tukkisuma (An excess of logs being conveyed on a river) · fi ruuhka (A clog; any jam or mess that halts or greatly delays progress) · ru затор (An excess of logs being conveyed on a river) · nl opstopping (A clog; any jam or mess that halts or greatly delays progress) · ru тупик (A clog; any jam or mess that halts or greatly delays progress) · nl stremming (An excess of logs being conveyed on a river) · de Blockade (A clog; any jam or mess that halts or greatly delays progress) · es callejón sin salida (A clog; any jam or mess that halts or greatly delays progress) · es atascamiento (A clog; any jam or mess that halts or greatly delays progress) · es bloqueo (A clog; any jam or mess that halts or greatly delays progress) · fr bourrage (An excess of logs being conveyed on a river)