blockage

noun

block·​age ˈblä-kij 

: an act or instance of obstructing : the state of being blocked

a blockage in a coronary artery

Examples of blockage in a Sentence

He had surgery to open up blockages in his arteries.

trying to prevent blockage of the artery

Recent Examples on the Web

This area was the same stretch that saw the first two full I-285 blockages, so drivers had a grip on what the outcome could be. — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 19 July 2026

Undigested food built up and created a blockage that required emergency surgery. — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026

Hot-weather hikers know the struggle and have allocated tons of time and money toward finding materials that achieve the right ratio of weightlessness, breathability, and UV blockage. — Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026

Taylor shared more about her dad’s health during an August 2025 appearance on Travis and Jason’s New Heights podcast, explaining that five blockages in his heart had been found during a routine stress test. — Sophie Dodd, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1724, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for blockage

• dockage
• lockage
• socage

Kids Definition

blockage

noun

block·​age ˈbläk-ij 

: an act or instance of blocking : the state of being blocked

a blockage in an artery

Medical Definition

blockage

noun

block·​age ˈbläk-ij 

: the action of blocking or the state of being blocked: as

a

: blockade sense 2

b

: internal resistance to understanding a communicated idea, to learning new material, or to adopting a new mode of response because of existing habitual ways of thinking, perceiving, and acting compare blocking

Legal Definition

blockage

noun

block·​age

: the condition of a large block of items of property (as shares of stock) that requires special valuation for purposes of estate and gift tax because the value of the items sold as a block differs from their value if sold individually