Hypertext Webster Gateway: "deadlock"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Deadlock \Dead"lock`\, n.
1. A lock which is not self-latching, but requires a key to
throw the bolt forward.
2. A counteraction of things, which produces an entire
stoppage; a complete obstruction of action.
Things are at a deadlock. --London
Times.
The Board is much more likely to be at a deadlock of
two to two. --The Century.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
deadlock
n : a situation in which no progress can be made: "reached an
impasse on the negotiations" [syn: {impasse}, {stalemate},
{standstill}]
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