stoppage
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stoppage
noun stoppages
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A pause or halt of some activity.
The length of the stoppages could not well be reduced; indeed, they are already too short if we are to believe the tale now current of a wandering Jew sort of passenger—a lady of advanced years who can only alight from a train backwards. Every time she begins to get out a porter rushes up crying "Hu
Similar: hiatus, moratorium, recess, break, breather, cessation, demurral, gap, caesura, halt, halting, interregnum
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Something that forms an obstacle to continued activity; a blockage or obstruction.
Similar: jam
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: stop, blockage, closure, stay, occlusion, arrest, halt, hitch, block, check, stopping, cease, suspend, suspended, suspension, ceasing
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noun pause or halt of some activity
| Español | parada, paro |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 停機 /停机 tíngjī |
| Русский | остано́вка ostanóvka, просто́й prostój, заде́ржка zadéržka |
noun something that forms an obstacle to continued activity
| Español | bloqueo |
|---|---|
| Русский | загво́здка zagvózdka |
Talk about this word "stoppage." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/stoppage. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. stoppage. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/stoppage "stoppage." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/stoppage.Cite this
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title = {stoppage},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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