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logjam definition

☆ log·jam (lôg′jam′)

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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