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logjam
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logjam
afterthought, arch dam, backstop, bamboo curtain, bank, bar, barrage, barrier, bear-trap dam, beaver dam, bind, block, blockage, boom, breakwater, breastwork, brick wall, buffer, bulkhead, bulwark, bureaucratic delay, cofferdam, dam, defense, delay, delayage, delayed reaction, detention, dike, ditch, double take, dragging, earthwork, embankment, fence, gate, gravity dam, groin, halt, hang-up, hindrance, holdup, hydraulic-fill dam, interim, iron curtain, jam, jetty, lag, lagging, leaping weir, levee, milldam, moat, mole, moratorium, mound, obstruction, paperasserie, parapet, pause, portcullis, rampart, red tape, red-tapeism, red-tapery, reprieve, respite, retardance, retardation, roadblock, rock-fill dam, seawall, shutter dam, slow-up, slowdown, slowness, stay, stay of execution, stone wall, stop, stoppage, suspension, tie-up, time lag, wait, wall, weir, wicket dam, workFor further exploring for "logjam" in Webster Dictionary Online