blockage

[blok-ij]

noun

1. an act of blocking. block.

2. the state of being blocked; an obstructed condition.

   the blockage of the streets by heavy snows.

3. something that blocks; obstruction.

blockage

/ ˈblɒkɪdʒ /

noun

1. the act of blocking or state of being blocked

2. an object causing an obstruction

Word History and Origins

Origin of blockage¹

First recorded in 1870–75; block + -age

Example Sentences

Dr Sutherland said the main issues he sees in patients is bladder pain caused by blockages, with some needing stents inserted to drain the kidneys.

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Another medic notes that many victims say they are unable to access treatment promptly due to transport disruption and road blockages caused by the conflict.

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"It's a nightmare," Grant Mitchell, Severn Trent's head of blockages says, as we survey a small mountain of wipes.

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In one recent example, teams of tiny magnetic robots—each about the size of a grain of sand—cleared blockages in artificial blood vessels by forming chains to push through the obstructions.

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At the microscopic scale, researchers are developing tiny robots that could work together to navigate the human body to deliver medication or clear blockages without surgery.

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Related Words

• stoppage