blockage

noun
block·​age | \ ˈblä-kij How to pronounce blockage (audio) \

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

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 2019 The blockage concerns a provisional package of appointments sketched out by the leaders of France, Germany, Spain and the Netherlands on the fringes of the G20 summit in Osaka. Charlemagne | Brussels, The Economist, "The EU is struggling to agree on candidates for its biggest jobs," 1 July 2019 She was then forced to undergo an emergency surgery in November after a blockage appeared in her throat. Nate Nickolai, chicagotribune.com, "Dog the Bounty Hunter’s wife Beth Chapman in medically induced coma," 23 June 2019 Heading into the weekend, storms became more intense across the state, causing power outages and road blockages, as well as other damage. Zekriah Chaudhry, Twin Cities, "Western Wisconsin continues recovery from weekend’s severe weather," 24 July 2019 My work is focused on removing the blockages on all of these different tissue layers so that the body can do its own job. Olivia Fleming, Harper's BAZAAR, "How One New York Facialist Seriously Changed My Life," 19 Aug. 2016

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First Known Use of blockage

1759, in the meaning defined above

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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

blockage

noun
block·​age | \ ˈbläk-ij How to pronounce blockage (audio) \

Medical Definition of blockage

: the action of blocking or the state of being blocked: as
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

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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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