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stoppage

[stop-ij]

noun

  1. an act or instance of stopping; stop; cessation of activity.

    the stoppage of all work at the factory.

  2. the state of being stopped.

    During the stoppage of bus service he drove to work.



stoppage

/ ˈɒɪ /

noun

  1. the act of stopping or the state of being stopped

  2. something that stops or blocks

  3. a deduction of money, as from pay

  4. an organized cessation of work, as during a strike

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of stoppage1

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; stop, -age
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Kang-in Lee closed out the scoring on the final touch of the game, converting a penalty kick seven minutes into stoppage time.

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This work stoppage marked SAG-AFTRA’s second video game strike in less than a decade and second overall strike in roughly a year.

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But they could not create another chance in the remaining two minutes of stoppage time to force the extra-time period every neutral wanted.

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Twice during stoppages in play a giant tactics board came out to redirect the players, and the switch to a back three at half-time proved critical in turning the momentum in the match.

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Then several hundred men who had called for the work stoppage were rounded up and held without bail in a specially built “stockade.”

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