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

The mini-strokes, or transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) as the American Stroke Association explains, were temporary blockages, here caused by pieces of the clot splintering off and traveling to the teen’s brain. — Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026

Retinal vein occlusion is caused by a blockage in a blood vessel that leads from the back of the eye, causing a sudden loss of vision. — Mike McRae 22, New Atlas, 23 July 2026

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

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