standstill

standstill
    n 1: a situation in which no progress can be made or no
         advancement is possible; "reached an impasse on the
         negotiations" [syn: {deadlock}, {dead end}, {impasse},
         {stalemate}, {standstill}]
    2: an interruption of normal activity [syn: {stand},
       {standstill}, {tie-up}]
    

Standstill \Stand"still`\ (-st[i^]l`), n.
   A standing without moving forward or backward; a stop; a
   state of rest.
   [1913 Webster]
    

47 Moby Thesaurus words for "standstill":
      arrest, bell, blind alley, box, cessation, check, checkmate,
      corner, cul-de-sac, cutoff, dead end, dead set, dead stand,
      dead stop, dead-end street, deadlock, dying down, ebb, ebbing, end,
      endgame, ending, extremity, final whistle, full stop,
      grinding halt, gun, halt, hole, impasse, lock, lockout, pause,
      sit-down strike, stalemate, stand, standoff, stay, stillstand,
      stop, stoppage, strike, subsidence, walkout, wane, waning,
      work stoppage