logjam

See also: log jam

English

Etymology

log +‎ jam

Noun

logjam (plural logjams)

An excess of logs being conveyed on a river, so that their motion halts.
(figuratively) A clog or such 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.

Translations

An excess of logs being conveyed on a river

Dutch: stremming (nl)
Finnish: tukkisuma
French: bourrage (fr) m

Russian: затор (ru) (zator)
Swedish: bröt (sv) c

A clog; any jam or mess that halts or greatly delays progress

Dutch: opstopping (nl), impasse (nl)
Finnish: ruuhka (fi)
French: embouteillage (fr) m, impasse (fr) f

Russian: тупик (ru) (tupik)
Spanish: atascamiento m, bloqueo (es) m, obstrucción (es) m, callejón sin salida (es) m, círculo vicioso m, pescadilla que se muerde la cola f

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