[f. BLOCK sb. + -AGE: cf. F. blocage.] A blocked (up) state; obstruction.

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1874.  Gladstone, in Contemp. Rev., Oct., 669. The mutilations and blockages of the fabrics.

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1883.  Pall Mall Gaz., 21 July, 8/2. There was a blockage in the traffic.

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