Deadlock
Deadlock [ DED-lok ] | |
[ noun, verb ] | |
MEANING : | |
1. (n.) a complete standstill or a state in which progress is impossible 2. (n.) a stalemate or impasse 3. (n.) a deadbolt 4. (n.) the cell used for solitary confinement 5. (tr. v.) to bring or come to a standstill. | |
USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : | |
The deadlock between the miners and the steelmakers could only be overcome by an increase in the price of iron ore. |