GRIDLOCK


Meaning of GRIDLOCK in English

grid ‧ lock /ˈɡrɪdlɒk $ -lɑːk/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] especially American English

1 . a situation in which streets in a city are so full of cars that they cannot move

2 . a situation in which nothing can happen, usually because people disagree strongly SYN stalemate :

The battle over spending led to gridlock.

—gridlocked adjective

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.