LOGJAM


Meaning of LOGJAM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈlȯg-ˌjam, ˈläg- ]

noun

Date: 1885

1. : a jumble of logs jammed together in a watercourse

2.

a. : deadlock , impasse

trying to break the logjam in negotiations

b. : blockage

c. : jam , crowd

• logjam transitive verb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.