Associations to the word «Logjam»

Wiktionary

LOGJAM, noun. An excess of logs being conveyed on a river, so that their motion halts.
LOGJAM, noun. (figuratively) A clog or such jam or mess that halts or greatly delays progress.

Dictionary definition

LOGJAM, noun. Any stoppage attributable to unusual activity; "the legislation ran into a logjam".
LOGJAM, noun. An immovable mass of logs blocking a river.

Wise words

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.