blockage

[ blok-ij ]

/ ˈblɒk ɪdʒ /

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noun

an act of blocking.

the state of being blocked; an obstructed condition: the blockage of the streets by heavy snows.

something that blocks; obstruction.

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Origin of blockage

First recorded in 1870–75; block + -age

Words nearby blockage

bloc, Bloch, block, blockade, blockade-runner, blockage, block and tackle, block association, blockboard, block booking, blockbust

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How to use blockage in a sentence

Unexplained anosmia is normally quite rare with other viral infections, especially in the absence of congestion or nasal blockage.
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The other group was told that it would hurt, but that the temporary circulation blockage would be good for their muscles—and the longer they endured, the more benefit they would get.
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The adjustable volume on this unit means you can crank it much louder than a fan in certain cases where you need maximum noise blockage.
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What the idea here is, is that there is a blockage and that you keep redundantly going over and over and over, kind of like a hamster’s running wheel, that you just can’t make a breakthrough.
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A lack of urination can indicate a urinary tract infection, urethra blockage, or even diabetes.
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Here, the blockage of RNA prevents extra amyloid from being produced by targeting its precursor protein and making less of it.
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Except that, in this case, it turns out that the strokes caused by blockage are far more prevalent.
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None of the aerostats made an attempt to break the strange blockage again.
The Angel of the Revolution|George Griffith
Lenny had no blockage whatever against receiving visual patterns and designs.
The Foreign Hand Tie|Gordon Randall Garrett
On Sundays it is evident that the blockage of the streets is greater than ever.
The Religious Life of London|J. Ewing Ritchie
We can give them their errorless, mechanical men—just as soon as we find ways of correcting the blockage of the feedback pulses!
Human Error|Raymond F. Jones

British Dictionary definitions for blockage

blockage

/ (ˈblɒkɪdʒ) /

noun

the act of blocking or state of being blocked

an object causing an obstruction

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