stoppage Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the state of inactivity following an interruption
    halt; stop; hitch; arrest; stay; check.
    • 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
  2. noun an obstruction in a pipe or tube
    closure; blockage; occlusion; stop; block.
    • we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe
  3. noun the act of stopping something
    stop.
    • the third baseman made some remarkable stops
    • his stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood

WordNet

Stop"page noun
Definitions
  1. 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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