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Definition of blockage
: an act or instance of obstructing : the state of being blocked a blockage in a coronary artery
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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 of blockage from the Web
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The van actually is used to remotely operate a mobile camera that runs through sewers and looks for cracks, oholes or blockages, said Rich Volpe, a maintenance worker in the department's sewer and water division.
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The INDOT dump truck was unoccupied and was providing lane blockage for crews repairing the I-65 overpass over US 50, officials said.
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Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, who oppose the bill's blockage of federal funding to Planned Parenthood, among other details.
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A blockage of blood flow to the brain can cause a stroke; other complications include heart disease and lung and kidney disease.
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Streetcars will be replaced with buses if winds exceed 35 miles per hour, there is any line blockage or water pools on the tracks.
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Sometimes, the tissue protruding through the hernia can include your bowel, which can lead to a bowel obstruction or blockage.
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Heart attacks result from blockages in blood flow to the heart.
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Most other tablets feature the speakers on the bottom or sides so that blockage isn’t a problem.
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First Known Use of blockage
1759
BLOCKAGE Defined for English Language Learners
blockage
playDefinition of blockage for English Language Learners
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: something that stops something (such as blood) from moving through something (such as a blood vessel)
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: the state of being blocked
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blockage
Legal Definition of blockage
: 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
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