log-jam noun.
['lɒgdʒam] L19.[from LOG noun1 + JAM noun4.]1. A crowded mass of logs in a river; a place where logs become jammed.
L19.2. fig. An obstruction, a blockage; a delay; a deadlock.
L19.Listener Nothing is likely to break the Arab-Israeli log-jam until the Arabs achieve..unity. [TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲