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rzeczownikdomena: artefakt

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

Angielski

Definicja

an obstruction in a pipe or tube

Przykłady

1.we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe

Synonimy

blockage 2
an obstruction in a pipe or tube
block 10
an obstruction in a pipe or tube
occlusion 4
an obstruction in a pipe or tube
stop 11
an obstruction in a pipe or tube
stoppage 2
an obstruction in a pipe or tube

Hyponym

breechblock 1

rzeczownik

a metal block in breech-loading firearms that is withdrawn to insert a cartridge and replaced to close the breech before firing

plug 1

rzeczownik

blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly

vapor lock 1

rzeczownik

a stoppage in a pipeline caused by gas bubbles (especially a stoppage that develops in hot weather in an internal-combustion engine when fuel in the gas line boils and forms bubbles that block the flow of gasoline to the carburetor)