logjam

Anglais

Composé de log et de jam.

Singulier	Pluriel
logjam \lɒɡˈdʒæm\ ou \lɔɡˈdʒæm\	logjams \lɒɡˈdʒæmz\ ou \lɔɡˈdʒæmz\

logjam \lɒɡˈdʒæm\, \lɔɡˈdʒæm\

Embâcle (de bois flottés).
- Naturally occurring logjams in the Bolivian Amazon kill off almost as much rainforest as human activity—just under 1000 hectares per year in one part of Bolivia—the scientist reports in a forthcoming issue of Earth Systems Dynamics.— (Katherine Kornei, There’s a strange tree-killer on the loose in the Amazon: logjams Science Mag :le 7 avril 2017)
(Sens figuré) Blocage, impasse.
- The senator tried to break the legislative logjam.
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