impasse has definitions from the field of transportation
1
[ noun ] a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible

Examples

"reached an impasse on the negotiations"

Used in print

(Chicago Daily Tribune...)

Queried about the impasse , Allied_Arts said : `` Better cancel the Kirov for_the_time_being .

Related terms

arrest situation stand_still

2
[ noun ] (transportation) a street with only one way in or out

Related terms

thoroughfare

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