gridlock

grid·lock  (grdlk)

n.

1. A traffic jam in which no vehicular movement is possible, especially one caused by the blockage of key intersections within a grid of streets.

2. A complete lack of movement or progress resulting in a backup or stagnation: "the political gridlock that prevented ... the President and Congress from moving expeditiously to cut the budget" (Robert D. Hormats).

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gridlock v.

gridlocked adj.

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gridlock [ˈgrɪdˌlɒk] Chiefly US

n

1. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) obstruction of urban traffic caused by queues of vehicles forming across junctions and causing further queues to form in the intersecting streets

2. a point in a dispute at which no agreement can be reached; deadlock political gridlock

vb

(Engineering / Automotive Engineering) (tr) (of traffic) to block or obstruct (an area)

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

gridlock - a traffic jam so bad that no movement is possible snarl-up, traffic jam - a number of vehicles blocking one another until they can scarcely move

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gridlock

noun

1. traffic jam The streets are wedged solid with the traffic gridlock.

2. deadlock, halt, stalemate, impasse, standstill, full stop He agreed that these policies will lead to a gridlock in the future.

Translations

gridlock [ˈgrɪdlɒk] N

1. (Aut) → embotellamiento m

2. (fig) → punto m muerto

gridlock [ˈgrɪdlɒk] n

(= traffic jam) → embouteillage m
to create gridlock → provoquer un embouteillage

(= impasse)
the political gridlock that currently exists → le blocage politique actuel

gridlock

n (Mot) → totaler Stau, Verkehrsinfarkt m; (fig) → festgefahrene Situation; total gridlock (Mot) → Verkehrskollaps m

gridlock [ˈgrɪdˌlɒk] n (traffic jam) → paralisi f inv del traffico