- blockage block·age n
- ['blɒkɪdʒ]
(obstruction) ingorgo, Med blocco
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
blockage block·age n
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blockage — block·age n: 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 … Law dictionary
Blockage — Block age, n. The act of blocking up; the state of being blocked up. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
blockage — 1827, from BLOCK (Cf. block) + AGE (Cf. age) … Etymology dictionary
blockage — block|age [ blakıdʒ ] noun count something that blocks a tube or pipe: There was a blockage in the drain. He suffered a blockage in a main artery … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
blockage — block·age bläk ij n the action of blocking or the state of being blocked: as a) BLOCKADE (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 … Medical dictionary
blockage — block|age [ˈblɔkıdʒ US ˈbla: ] n 1.) something that is stopping movement in a narrow place ▪ a blockage in the pipe 2.) [U] the state of being blocked or prevented … Dictionary of contemporary English
blockage — block·age … English syllables
blockage — block•age [[t]ˈblɒk ɪdʒ[/t]] n. 1) an act of blocking 2) the state of being blocked 3) something that blocks; obstruction • Etymology: 1870–75 … From formal English to slang
blockage — /blok ij/, n. 1. an act of blocking. 2. the state of being blocked; an obstructed condition: the blockage of the streets by heavy snows. 3. something that blocks; obstruction. [1870 75; BLOCK + AGE] * * * … Universalium
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