"blockage" in the noun sense
1. obstruction, blockage
the physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction
2. blockage, block, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppage
an obstruction in a pipe or tube
"we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe"
3. blockage, closure, occlusion
the act of blocking
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