About The Word Stoppage
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Stoppage
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What's The Definition Of Stoppage?
[n] the act of stopping something; "the third baseman made some remarkable stops"; "his stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood"
[n] an obstruction in a pipe or tube; "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe" [n] the state of inactivity following an interruption; "the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop in his seat" Synonyms | Synonyms for Stoppage: arrest | block | blockage | check | closure | halt | hitch | occlusion | stay | stop | stop | stop Related Terms | Find terms related to Stoppage: See Also | act | breech closer | breechblock | deadlock | haemostasia | haemostasis | hemostasia | hemostasis | human action | human activity | impasse | impediment | impedimenta | inaction | inactiveness | inactivity | logjam | obstructer | obstruction | obstructor | plug | stalemate | standstill | stopper | stopple | vapor lock | vapour lock Stoppage In Webster's Dictionary \Stop"page\, n.
The act of stopping, or arresting progress, motion, or
action; also, the state of being stopped; as, the stoppage of
the circulation of the blood; the stoppage of commerce.
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