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   gridlock

   /ˈɡrɪdlɒk/

   noun

   • 1. a situation of very severe traffic congestion: "the city reaches gridlock during peak hours"
   • 2. another term for deadlock

   Word Origin 1980s (originally US): from grid (in gridlock (sense 2)) + lock1.

   Derivatives

   • 1. gridlocked adjective

   Scrabble Points: 16

   • G

     2

   • R

     1

   • I

     1

   • D

     2

   • L

     1

   • O

     1

   • C

     3

   • K

     5

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