stoppage

DEFINITIONS OF: stoppage

“his stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood”

Types:: stand-down, standdown
(military) a temporary stop of offensive military action; haemostasia, haemostasis, hemostasia, hemostasis
surgical procedure of stopping the flow of blood (as with a hemostat)

Type of:: act, deed, human action, human activity
something that people do or cause to happen

Types:: countercheck
a check that restrains another check; logjam
any stoppage attributable to unusual activity

Types:: show 11 types...; hide 11 types...; breech closer, breechblock
a metal block in breech-loading firearms that is withdrawn to insert a cartridge and replaced to close the breech before firing; plug, stopper, stopple
blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly; vapor lock, vapour lock
a stoppage in a pipeline caused by gas bubbles (especially a stoppage that develops in hot weather in an internal-combustion engine when fuel in the gas line boils and forms bubbles that block the flow of gasoline to the carburetor); bung, spile
a plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask; bottle cork, cork
the plug in the mouth of a bottle (especially a wine bottle); drainplug
a removable plug for holding water in a tub or basin; earplug
a plug of cotton, wax, or rubber that is fitted into the ear canal for protection against the entry of water or loud noise; fipple
a wooden plug forming a flue pipe (as the mouthpiece of a recorder); tampion, tompion
plug for the muzzle of a gun to keep out dust and moisture; tampon
plug of cotton or other absorbent material; inserted into wound or body cavity to absorb exuded fluids (especially blood); spigot, tap
a plug for a bunghole in a cask

Type of:: impediment, impedimenta, obstructer, obstruction, obstructor
any structure that makes progress difficult

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