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Noun: blockage  bló-kij
  1. The physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction
    - obstruction
     
  2. An obstruction in a pipe or tube
    "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe";
    - block, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppage
     
  3. The act of blocking
    - closure, occlusion

Derived forms: blockages

Type of: impediment, impedimenta, obstructer, obstruction, obstructor, physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state

Encyclopedia: Blockage