the act of blocking or state of being blocked an object causing an obstruction
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block•age /ˈblɑkɪdʒ/USA pronunciation
n.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- an act of blocking, or the state of being blocked:[uncountable]Hair in the shower drain results in blockage of the pipes.
- something that blocks or prevents things from going through:[countable]a blockage in the pipes.
block•age
(blok′ij),USA pronunciation n.
- an act of blocking.
- the state of being blocked;
an obstructed condition:the blockage of the streets by heavy snows. - something that blocks;
obstruction.
- block + -age 1870–75
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'blockage' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
balloon angioplasty
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- constipated
- coronary thrombosis
- glaucoma
- heart attack
- lodgment
- log jam
- logjam
- miliaria
- occlusion
- spinal block
- stroke
- thromboembolism