logjam.
An excess of logs being conveyed on a river, so that their motion halts.
Meaning & usage
An excess of logs being conveyed on a river, so that their motion halts.
A clog or such jam or mess that halts or greatly delays progress.
Efforts to amend the law got sidetracked in an administrative logjam.
Where this word comes from
From log + jam.
To deliberately impede or delay the progress of.
Where this word comes from
From log + jam.
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