logjam
(noun) an immovable mass of logs blocking a river
logjam
(noun) any stoppage attributable to unusual activity; “the legislation ran into a logjam”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
logjam (plural logjams)
An excess of logs being conveyed on a river, so that their motion halts.
(figuratively) A clog or such jam or mess that halts or greatly delays progress.
Source: Wiktionary
27 April 2024
(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
