noun
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the act of blocking or state of being blocked
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an object causing an obstruction
Etymology
Origin of blockage
Example Sentences
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Soon afterward, he was in the hospital, receiving treatment for a blockage in his bowels.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026
Asian countries, including Bangladesh, Pakistan, and the Philippines, have implemented energy-saving measures due to the Strait’s partial blockage.
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
“The U.S. stepping back from physically reopening the artery means the market now has to price a world where the blockage lingers, but the war premium fades at the margin,” Innes said.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026
Saudi Arabia has pipelines that allow it to partly circumvent the blockage by routing crude across the peninsula to the Red Sea port of Yanbu.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026
The watchers below could see the chocolate swishing around the boy in the pipe, and they could see it building up behind him in a solid mass, pushing against the blockage.
From "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" by Roald Dahl
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