logjam in English
- logjam⇄logjam, noun, verb, -jammed,-jamming.
- logjam⇄noun 1. the act or fact of blocking the downstream movement of logs, causing a jumbled overcrowding of the timber in the river.
2. a deadlock; delay; standstill.
Ex. The Yugoslavs might break the logjam that has stalled formal talks (Wall St - logjam⇄v.t., v.i. 1. to crowd or block by crowding.
Ex. On the day of the sale customers logjammed the aisles of the store.
2. to delay, obstruct, or block by confusion or overloading.