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nounan obstruction in a pipe or tubetype of:
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"his stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood"nounthe act of stopping something
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nounthe state of inactivity following an interruptiontype of:
Definition that contains stoppage
- dead the complete stoppage of an action
- snake a long flexible steel coil for dislodging stoppages in curved pipes
- backup an accumulation caused by clogging or a stoppage
- stuffy affected with a sensation of stoppage or obstruction
- logjam any stoppage attributable to unusual activity
- auger a long flexible steel coil for dislodging stoppages in curved pipes
- stuffiness state of obstruction or stoppage or air in the nose or throat
- vapor lock a stoppage in a pipeline caused by gas bubbles (especially a stoppage that develops in hot weather in an internal-combustion engine when fuel in the gas line boils and forms bubbles that block the flow of gasoline to the carburetor)
- vapour lock a stoppage in a pipeline caused by gas bubbles (especially a stoppage that develops in hot weather in an internal-combustion engine when fuel in the gas line boils and forms bubbles that block the flow of gasoline to the carburetor)
- plumber's snake a long flexible steel coil for dislodging stoppages in curved pipes