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

Noun

1. obstruction of traffic caused by queues of vehicles forming across junctions and so causing queues in intersecting streets

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

Verb

(of traffic) to 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,

2. deadlock, halt, stalemate, impasse, standstill, full stop

Translations

gridlock [ˈgrɪdlɔk] n (esp US) → retención f

gridlock [ˈgrɪdlɔk] grid n (= traffic jam) → embouteillage m

gridlock [ˈgrɪdlɔk] n (esp US) (on road) → totaler Stau m (= stalemate); Patt nt

vt to be gridlocked (roads) → total verstopft sein;

(talks etc) → festgefahren sein

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