English
Etymology
From log + jam.
Noun
en-noun
#in the lumber industry, an excess of logs being conveyed on a river, so that their motion halts
#a clog; any jam or mess that halts or greatly delays progress
#:Efforts to amend the law got sidetracked in an administrative logjam.
#:A step forward for the minimum wage increase this afternoon, as the Senate cleared the logjam of the Republican filibuster. 1
Translations
trans-top|An excess of logs being conveyed on a river
trans-mid
Spanish: aglomeración de troncos atascados en un rÃo, lÃo de troncos flotante que causa obstrucción
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trans-top|A clog; any jam or mess that halts or greatly delays progress
trans-mid
Spanish: atascamiento, bloqueo, obstrucción, callejón sin salida, cÃrculo vicioso, pescadilla que se muerde la cola
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See also
bottleneck
Catch-22
traffic jam
vicious circle
zh:logjam
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