Definition of logjam
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: a jumble of logs jammed together in a watercourse
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Examples of logjam in a Sentence
He was called in to try to break the logjam in the negotiations.
the presence of an ambulance on the side of the highway created a logjam of rubberneckers who just had to have a look
Recent Examples of logjam from the Web
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High-profile quarterback transfers are standard fare in the college football news cycle, and the telltale signs—a depth chart logjam, a reduction in playing time, a coaching change—are apparent long before the moves are made official.
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That means that the pileup of hits is creating a logjam, with incoming shows vying for fewer available theaters.
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After racking up 302 goals and 143 assists in high school, Drapeau arrived at Loyola facing a logjam at midfield.
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Insist the Senate break the logjam over the nominees.
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The best defensive catcher in the minors was sent back to Frisco for a second straight season to iron out a few things, primarily with his bat, and to get regular playing time as opposed to biding his time in the catching logjam at Round Rock.
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The goal is to break the logjam preventing substantial expansion of commercial uses of unmanned aerial systems, because those agencies currently lack authority to disrupt or neutralize suspicious aircraft piloted from the ground.
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Last week, Mayor Mark Farrell, SFPUC General Manager Harlan Kelly and PG&E President and CEO Geisha Williams sat down to find a way to break the logjam.
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So, should the plan change and Maxey join early, don't worry about how a logjam on the perimeter is going to work out.
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First Known Use of logjam
1885
LOGJAM Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of logjam for English Language Learners
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: a situation in which a large number of logs floating down a river become tangled with each other so that further movement is not possible
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: a situation in which no progress seems possible
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