Stoppage Common

Origin: French suffix -age

Stoppage has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Noun

the state of inactivity following an interruption

"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"

arrest check halt hitch stay stop stoppage

an obstruction in a pipe or tube

"we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe"

blockage block closure occlusion stop stoppage

the act of stopping something

"the third baseman made some remarkable stops"

"his stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood"

stop stoppage

A pause or halt of some activity.

Example Sentences

"the negotiations were in arrest" noun

"held them in check" noun

"during the halt he got some lunch" noun

"the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow" noun

"he spent the entire stop in his seat" noun

"we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe" noun

"the third baseman made some remarkable stops" noun

"his stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood" noun