stoppage
noun
- 1
the act of stopping something
the third baseman made some remarkable stops
his stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood
- 2
an obstruction in a pipe or tube
we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe
- 3
the state of inactivity following an interruption
the negotiations were in arrest
held them in check
Also useful for “stoppage”:Unscrambler— Rearrange the letters in “stoppage”