Blockage
an act of blocking.
the state of being blocked; an obstructed condition:
the blockage of the streets by heavy snows.
something that blocks; obstruction.
Contemporary Examples
In Defense of My Drinking Habit Laura Fraser March 21, 2009
Trial Drug Reverses Alzheimer’s Disease in Mice Elizabeth Lopatto May 23, 2014
Historical Examples
The Religious Life of London J. Ewing Ritchie
Human Error Raymond F. Jones
The Foreign Hand Tie Gordon Randall Garrett
noun
the act of blocking or state of being blocked
an object causing an obstruction
n.
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