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blockage (n.)

"obstruction," 1827, from block (v.1) + -age.

Entries linking to blockage

block (v.1)
"obstruct, hinder passage from or to," 1590s, from French bloquer "to block, stop up," from Old French bloc "log, block of wood" (see block (n.1)). Compare Dutch blokkeren, German blockieren "to blockade." Sense in cricket is from 1772; in U.S. football, "stop or obstruct another player," from 1889. Related: Blocked; blocking.
-age 
word-forming element in nouns of act, process, function, condition, from Old French and French -age, from Late Latin -aticum "belonging to, related to," originally neuter adjectival suffix, from PIE *-at- (source of Latin -atus, past participle suffix of verbs of the first conjugation) + *-(i)ko-, secondary suffix forming adjectives (see -ic).

updated on June 11, 2017

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Definitions of blockage from WordNet

blockage (n.)
the physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction;
Synonyms: obstruction
blockage (n.)
the act of blocking;
Synonyms: closure / occlusion
blockage (n.)
an obstruction in a pipe or tube;
we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe
Synonyms: block / closure / occlusion / stop / stoppage
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Dictionary entries near blockage

bloated

blob

bloc

block

blockade

blockage

blockbuster

blocker

blockhead

blockhouse

blocking

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