blockage
(noun)
noun
1. the physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction
Similar word(s): obstruction
Definition categories: state
2. an obstruction in a pipe or tube
- we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe
Similar word(s): block, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppage
Definition categories: man–made, impediment, impedimenta, obstructer, obstruction, obstructor
3. the act of blocking
Similar word(s): closure, occlusion
Definition categories: act, obstruction
Sentences with blockage as a noun:
- There was a blockage in the sewer, so we called out the plumber.