stoppage meaning and definition

STOPPAGE noun

Definition of stoppage (noun)

1. the state of inactivity following an interruption
   • "the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop in his seat"
   • synonyms: arrest, check, halt, hitch, stay, stop
2. an obstruction in a pipe or tube
   • "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe"
   • synonyms: block, blockage, closure, occlusion, stop
3. the act of stopping something
   • "the third baseman made some remarkable stops"; "his stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood"
   • synonyms: stop