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logjam

log·jam

US/ˈlɑˌɡdʒæm/ uncommon

noun

1.

any stoppage attributable to unusual activity

  • “the legislation ran into a logjam”
2.

an immovable mass of logs blocking a river

Origin

From log + jam.

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