blockage

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blockage

/ˈblɒkɪd͡ʒ/ UK
[ˈblɒkɪd͡ʒ] UK
/ˈblɑkɪd͡ʒ/ US
[ˈblɑkɪd͡ʒ] US
/ˈblɔkɪd͡ʒ/ Australia
[ˈblɔkɪd͡ʒ] Australia

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noun blockages

countable, uncountable The state or condition of being blocked. Only when one has seen a Control Office at first-hand does one realise the vast amount of unsparing but largely unsung work that is behind the eventual publication, perhaps, of a paragraph in this journal's "Motive Power Miscellany" recording the appearance, within hours of the complete blockage of
countable The thing that is the cause of such a state, blocking a passage. There was a blockage in the sewer, so we called out the plumber.
countable, uncountable Synonym of thrombosis, thromboembolism, or embolism. Blockage of circulation quickly leads to ischemia.
Similar: thrombosis, thromboembolism, or embolism
countable, uncountable Synonym of constipation (“impairment of feces passage”).
Similar: constipation

Similar: obstruction, occlusion, lodgment

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: stoppage, stop, occlusion, closure, block, clogged, blocking, obstruction, obstructive, obstacle, hindrance, impediment, obstructionism, obstructionist, hang-up, restraint

noun

Similar: obstruction, occlusion, lodgment

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noun state of being blocked

Español	estancamiento, atasco, obturación, atoramiento, atoro, azolvamiento
Deutsch	Blockade, Stopp, Verstopfung, Blockierung
Русский	блок blok, блокада blokada, затор zator

noun thing blocking

Español	tapón, atasco, opilación, azolve
Deutsch	Hindernis
Ελληνικά	φραγμός fragmós, φράγμα frágma

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@misc{blockage_2026,
  title = {blockage},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/blockage},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}