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• n  the physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction
• n  an obstruction in a pipe or tube
  we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe
• n  the act of blocking

• It was to have been a simple procedure to clear a blockage in an artery of her heart.
• Reason: a hypothetical blockage of the Strait of Hormuz (not too farfetched in light of the three-year-old Iran-Iraq war) and sabotage of Nigerian oil facilities.
• Not every blockage reduces blood flow.

• obstruction
• block
• closure
• occlusion
• stop
• stoppage

News & Articles

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• Bristol Knights of Columbus to host Life Line Screening event July 12
  BRISTOL — “Thank you for spotting my blockage. I would not have known about it otherwise,” said William Mumford of Manchester after attending a Life Line Screening.
  June 19, 2013 - The Bristol Press
• Crash road blockage cleared on Immokalee Road in Collier County
  Road blockage from a crash has been cleared on mmokalee Road at Rock Road in Collier County.
  June 18, 2013 - The News-Press
• Dentist provides sleep apnea facts
  SANDWICH — The term apnea literally means the absence of breathing. Obstructive sleep apnea is 100 percent blockage of the airway for 10 seconds or more at least five times per hour.
  June 17, 2013 - Valley Free Press

Quotes

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• Edward Kennedy in 940 News
  The doctor who operated on Kennedy said at the time that surgery is reserved for those with more than 70 per cent blockage, and Kennedy had "a very high-grade blockage."
• Viktor Yanukovych in Reuters Canada
  So far it has been established that 33 miners have died. There are 67 more still underground. Their fate is unknown,Yanukovich told reporters after attending a meeting of a commission of inquiry into the accident. "There is a blockage at...
• Cathy McMorris Rodgers in Forbes
  Cole's recovery is on schedule. He had intestinal surgery to remove a blockage the day after he was born. There were no complications. He has started feeding and each day his appetite increases,McMorris Rodgers said in a statement.