Logjam Definition

lôgjăm, lŏg-
logjams
noun
An obstacle formed by logs jamming together in a stream.
Webster's New World
An accumulation of unfinished work, unresolved problems, etc.; backlog.
Webster's New World
A deadlock or impasse.
Webster's New World

An excess of logs being conveyed on a river, so that their motion halts.

Wiktionary

(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.
A step forward for the minimum wage increase this afternoon, as the Senate cleared the logjam of the Republican filibuster.
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Other Word Forms of Logjam

Noun

Singular:
logjam
Plural:
logjams

Origin of Logjam

Logjam Sentence Examples

  • The nuclear tests conducted by India and Pakistan in May paradoxically opened up new opportunities to shift the political logjam.

  • Worse, this will also create a logjam for university admissions in October 2005.

  • In fact, neither was able to break the logjam.

  • It also causes a potential logjam in the waiting list, with patients at the very end of the line having to wait longer.

  • Russia's swift seizure of the arms control initiative helped shift the logjam.

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Words Starting With

LLOLOG

Words Ending With

MAMJAM

Unscrambles

logjam

Words Starting With L and Ending With M

Starts With L & Ends With MStarts With LO & Ends With MStarts With L & Ends With AM

Word Length

6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With L6 Letter Words Ending With M