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log⋅jam

[lawg-jam, log-]
–noun
1. an immovable pileup or tangle of logs, as in a river, causing a blockage.
2. any blockage or massive accumulation: a logjam of bills before Congress.

Origin:
1880–85; log 1 + jam 1
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log·jam   (lôg'jām', lŏg'-)   
n.  
  1. An immovable mass of floating logs crowded together.

  2. A deadlock, as in negotiations; an impasse.

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