Plural of stoppage

regular plural

The plural of stoppage is stoppages.

Forms of stoppage

The brakes were specially developed by the Westinghouse Air Brake Company to provide smooth stoppages under automatic operation.1961 February, “Talking of Trains: Automated trains in New York”, in Trains Illustrated, page 78
Winterbottom, to whom the stoppages for rent and tools must be paid.1913, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, “chapter 4”, in Sons and Lovers, London: Duckworth & Co. […], →OCLC. From the entry stoppages
Progress was very slow owing to heavy floes and deep underfoots, which necessitated frequent stoppages of the engines.1999, Ernest Shackleton, South: The Endurance Expedition to Antarctica, →ISBN, page 283. From the entry underfoot
On top of this there are all kinds of stoppages which are deducted from the miner's wages every week.1937 March 8, George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], chapter III, in The Road to Wigan Pier, London: Victor Gollancz, published May…. From the entry gross
A pirate broadcast replaced the regular program; it called for four days of demonstrations, plastic explosions, nocturnal casserolades and complete stoppages of traffic in Algiers, Oran, Bône and Constantine.1968, Geoffrey Bocca, The Secret Army, Englewood Cliffs, N.J: Prentice-Hall. From the entry casserolade

noun A pause or halt of some activity.
noun Something that forms an obstacle to continued activity; a blockage or obstruction.

What is the plural of stoppage?: The plural of stoppage is stoppages.
Is stoppage countable?: Stoppage is a countable noun.

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