Definition of stoppage Stoppage
/stɑˈpɪʤ/ - [stapij] - stop•page
We found 8 definitions of stoppage from 5 different sources.
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What does stoppage mean?
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| stoppage - 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 | ||
| inaction, inactiveness, inactivity the state of being inactive | ||
| countercheck something that checks the correctness of a previous check | ||
| stoppage - the act of stopping something; "the third baseman made some remarkable stops"; "his stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood" | ||
| stop | ||
| human action, human activity, deed, act a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it; "he signed the deed"; "he kept the title to his car in the glove compartment" | ||
| stand-down, standdown (military) a temporary stop of offensive military action | ||
| 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 | ||
| impediment, impedimenta, obstructer, obstructor, obstruction the baggage and equipment carried by an army | ||
| breech closer, breechblock a metal block in breech-loading firearms that is withdrawn to insert a cartridge and replaced to close the breech before firing | ||
| stopple, stopper, plug (bridge) a playing card with a value sufficiently high to insure taking a trick in a particular suit; "if my partner has a spade stopper I can bid no trump" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- stoppage (n.)
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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stoppage
An obstruction in a pipe or tube.
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🔤- stoppage, noun, singular of stoppages.
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