1. a situation in which progress is blocked or delayed
2. a blockage caused by logs floating in a river

Examples

• The budget negotiations hit a logjam over spending cuts.
• Congress broke the logjam by reaching a compromise.
• Traffic created a logjam at the highway entrance.
• The logjam in the river prevented boats from passing.
• Lumberjacks worked to clear the logjam downstream.
• A political logjam delayed the new legislation.
• The fallen trees created a logjam in the narrow creek.