1. Noun
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.
2. Noun
an obstruction in a pipe or tube; "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe"
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