Hypertext Webster Gateway: "standstill"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Standstill \Stand"still`\, n.
A standing without moving forward or backward; a stop; a
state or rest.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
standstill
n 1: a situation in which no progress can be made: "reached an
impasse on the negotiations" [syn: {deadlock}, {impasse},
{stalemate}]
2: an interruption of normal activity [syn: {stand}, {tie-up}]
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