Another word for stoppage | Synonyms for stoppage

Another word for stoppage

noun

The act of stopping:
cessation, check, cut-off, discontinuance, discontinuation, halt¹, stay¹, stop, surcease. See continue
The condition of being stopped:
cessation, discontinuance, discontinuation, halt¹, standstill, stop, surcease. See continue
A cessation of normal activity, caused by an accident or strike, for example:
gridlock, immobilization, jam, tie-up. See continue

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(For the Sicilian and Sardinian lines, see SICILY and SARDINIA.) The speed of the trains is not high, nor are the runs without stoppage long as a rule.
A third class, those upon the Red river and its branches, are caused mainly by the partial stoppage of the water above Shreveport by the " raft," a mass of drift such as frequently gathers in western rivers, which for a distance of 45 m.
No unnecessary force is permitted, and no stoppage must occur during the operation.
In 1893 came the invasion of Bornu by Rabah, and the total stoppage of this caravan route for nearly ten years to the great detriment of the merchants of Ghadames.
Nearly the whole of the debt, it should be stated, was held in England or France, and at the instance of French financiers the stoppage of payment was followed by a scheme to unify the debt.

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