blockage
noun
block·age
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Definition of blockage
: an act or instance of obstructing : the state of being blocked
a blockage in a coronary artery
Examples of blockage in a Sentence
He had surgery to open up blockages in his arteries.
trying to prevent blockage of the artery
Recent Examples on the Web
Other teams have experimented with other soft robots to clear blockages in the heart. — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, "‘Robotic Worm’ Could Be the Future of Stroke Care," 30 Aug. 2019 The buildup of dust and dirt within your home can also cause ventilation blockages and inefficient airflow. — Graham Hiemstra, Popular Mechanics, "How to Get Your HVAC System Ready for Winter," 29 Aug. 2019 Greg hadn’t clinically succumbed, but the oxygen supply had been cut to his heart by a sudden blockage of his main artery, aptly nicknamed the widow maker. — Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Column: TSA to the rescue: Agents in Minneapolis save life of Chula Vista man," 23 Aug. 2019 Seattle Public Utilities says the overflow was caused by a blockage of tree roots and materials such as wipes in the sewer system north of the park. — USA TODAY, "Chicago cows, bras for turtles, gold rush: News from around our 50 states," 1 July 2019 This ended the longest social media blockage seen in any African country. — Thomas Molony, Quartz Africa, "Social media is reinforcing political power structures in Africa more than it’s challenging them," 16 Aug. 2019 The blockage comes as construction of the Thirty-Meter Telescope was set to begin on the mountain. — Ryan Prior, CNN, "Hundreds of native Hawaiians gather to protest the construction of a telescope on a sacred mountain," 15 July 2019 This can lead to the introduction of toxic chemicals to the animal and has been known to lead to digestive blockage in fish, seabirds and turtles. — Jack Fisher, The Seattle Times, "Group screens and cleans sand near Oregon’s Haystack Rock," 20 Aug. 2018 The syndrome feels like a heart attack, with chest pain and shortness of breath, but there is no heart muscle damage and no blockage in the coronary arteries feeding the heart. — NBC News, "Broken heart syndrome may be linked to cancer, study suggests," 17 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'blockage.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for blockage
blockage
noun
English Language Learners Definition of blockage
: something that stops something (such as blood) from moving through something (such as a blood vessel)
: the state of being blocked
See the full definition for blockage in the English Language Learners Dictionary
blockage
noun
block·age
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Medical Definition of blockage
a
: blockade sense 2
b
: internal resistance to understanding a communicated idea, to learning new material, or to adopting a new mode of response because of existing habitual ways of thinking, perceiving, and acting — compare blocking
blockage
noun
block·age
Legal Definition of blockage
: the condition of a large block of items of property (as shares of stock) that requires special valuation for purposes of estate and gift tax because the value of the items sold as a block differs from their value if sold individually
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