- the act of stopping or the state of being stopped
- something that stops or blocks
- a deduction of money, as from pay
- an organized cessation of work, as during a strike
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
stop•page /ˈstɑpɪdʒ/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024- an act or instance of stopping.
- the state of being stopped or blocked.
- a stopping of activity, esp. work;
strike.
stop•page
(stop′ij),USA pronunciation n.
- an act or instance of stopping;
cessation of activity:the stoppage of all work at the factory. - the state of being stopped:During the stoppage of bus service he drove to work.
- 1400–50; late Middle English; see stop, -age
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stoppage /ˈstɒpɪdʒ/ n
'stoppage' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
airlock
- arrest
- backup
- bar
- blackout
- block
- bully-off
- cessation
- check
- close down
- contoid
- dead
- embargo
- epistasis
- gridlock
- halt
- hemostasis
- hold-up
- inhibition
- injury time
- jam-up
- obstruction
- obstruent
- occlusion
- outage
- override
- paralysis
- paralyze
- prevent
- shut-off
- stammer
- stand-down
- stay
- stick
- stint
- stoppage time
- strike
- supersedeas
- suspension
- tie-up
- unstop
- vapour lock
- venostasis
- vocoid
- work stoppage