Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. The act of stopping or the condition of being stopped; a halt: called for a work stoppage.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
- n. A pause or halt of some activity.
- n. Something that forms an obstacle to continued activity, a blockage.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- n. The act of stopping, or arresting progress, motion, or action; also, the state of being stopped
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The act of stopping, in any sense, or the state of being stopped; especially, a stopping of motion or procedure.
- n. A deduction made from pay or allowances to repay advances, etc.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- n. an obstruction in a pipe or tube
- n. the state of inactivity following an interruption
- n. the act of stopping something
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Examples
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Hey, Chris, get down from your high horse and instead of chastising us "Soccer Snobs" for using the term stoppage time, why not get your fellow anchors to actually pronounce players names correctly when reading the highlights.
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Mathieu Debuchy's winner in stoppage time gave Lille a 3-2 victory over champion Marseille in the French league on Saturday and improved his team's chances of securing a Champions League spot.
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Only a brilliant reaction save from Forster in stoppage time, after a Jennison Myrie-Williams shot was deflected, halted a stunning comeback.
Anthony Stokes strikes twice before Celtic resist St Johnstone comeback
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Another stoppage is planned for Monday with a two-day strike threatened for much of the following weekend.
London firefighters face talks over planned bonfire night strike
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The stoppage is but the latest frustration for bond investors, who have wrestled for more than three years with a market in disarray.
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During Friday's state-of-the-league address, Goodell took a more hopeful tone than his union counterpart, insisting a new CBA without a work stoppage is the obligation of an $8-billion-a-year industry.
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"The idea that ownership would want a work stoppage is absolutely false," Goodell said.
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"A work stoppage is not a positive outcome for anybody for any side," Goodell said.
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Down 2-1 in stoppage time, a Columbus corner kick hit a defender and bounced right to Hesmer, who happened to be just seven yards away from the goal.
Will Hesmer Scores Second Goal By Goalie In MLS History (VIDEO)
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Boxx's bending shot in stoppage time forced Norwegian goalkeeper Erika Skarboe to make her best save of the night.
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