What does blockage mean?

Definitions for blockage
ˈblɒk ɪdʒblock·age

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word blockage.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. obstruction, blockagenoun

    the physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction

  2. blockage, block, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppagenoun

    an obstruction in a pipe or tube

    "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe"

  3. blockage, closure, occlusionnoun

    the act of blocking

Wiktionary

  1. blockagenoun

    The state of being blocked

  2. blockagenoun

    A thing that is blocking

    There was a blockage in the sewer, so we called out the plumber.

Wikipedia

  1. Blockage

    Blockage (Persian: سد معبر, romanized: Sade Ma'bar) is a 2017 Iranian drama film directed by Mohsen Gharaie and written by Saeed Roustayi. The film screened for the first time at the 35th Fajr Film Festival and received 4 nominations.It was released on December 27, 2017, in Iran theatrically.

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  1. blockage

    Blockage generally refers to an obstruction that prevents movement or flow in a system, passage, or pathway. It can be the condition of something being blocked or clogged, stopping materials, substances, or even processes from continuing normally. Blockages can occur in various contexts, such as in plumbing, arteries, roads, or in abstract situations like progress or communication.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Blockagenoun

    the act of blocking up; the state of being blocked up

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of blockage in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of blockage in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of blockage in a Sentence

  1. Tal Raviv:

    I think what's great about the iStent is it's the first in a whole line of products which is going to fundamentally change the way we treat glaucoma. This is just the first tool we have in this country … we can just bypass the blockage and avoid years of eye drops which have cost and side effects to the patients.

  2. Nabih Berri:

    Why this blockage? The answer certainly lies with the president and prime minister-designate, god willing, the French President Emmanuel Macron will be able to do something in his coming visit. We can only wait.

  3. David Cameron:

    I'm not saying one will happen or should happen. I'm just saying that you can't rule things out right now because you've got to find some way of unblocking the blockage.

  4. Le Maire:

    If the U.S. blockage is confirmed by year end, we are counting on the European Union to make a formal proposal to tax digital activities in the first quarter of 2021.

  5. Judy Brown:

    (The doctors said,) ‘It’s good news there’s no blockage, you are pregnant and you are going to have her now!’.

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Translations for blockage

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  • пречка, блокиране, задръстване, запушванеBulgarian
  • forstoppelseDanish
  • φράγμα, φραγμόςGreek
  • tapón, estancamientoSpanish

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