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Definition of Logjams
1. logjam [v] - See also: logjam
Lexicographical Neighbors of Logjams
Literary usage of Logjams
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Formation of Coal Beds by John James Stevenson (1913)
"It consisted of a series of complex logjams, each filling the channel ... a great
irregular accumulation of logjams and open water about 160 miles long. ..."
2. Adventure Guide Inside Passage & Coastal Alaska by Ed Readicker-Henderson (2006)
"There are snags, sweepers and logjams changing the current, meaning that you have
to pay constant attention to what you're doing. ..."
3. Managing Diplomacy: The United States and Japan by Harrison M. Holland (1984)
"Hierarchy nurtures pride in rank, feeds the ego, causes bureaucratic logjams
where rank problems exist, and stifles initiative and ambition when ..."
4. Syria and the Middle East Peace Process by Alasdair Drysdale, Raymond A. Hinnebusch (1991)
"particularly in an ambush of Israeli forces at Sultan Yakoub, and Israeli logistical
logjams stalled the Israeli drive toward the Damascus-Beirut highway ..."
5. Nonfiction Craft Lessons: Teaching Information Writing K-8 by JoAnn Portalupi, Ralph J. Fletcher (2001)
"She eats nothing on her way, yet she averages about fifty miles a day against
the swift current, passing all kinds of dangers, such as nets, logjams, ..."
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