blocage

English

Etymology

French

Noun

blocage (uncountable)

  1. (architecture) The roughest and cheapest sort of rubblework, in masonry.

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /blɔk.aʒ/

Etymology

From bloquer +‎ -age.

Noun

blocage m (plural blocages)

  1. block (e.g. of traffic)
  2. block (act of physically blocking)
  3. block (obstruction)
  4. (Internet) block, blocking
  5. blockage

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Last modified on 19 May 2013, at 23:07