What is the meaning of stoppage?

noun

• The state of inactivity following an interruption.
  • usage: "the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop in his seat"
  • synonyms: arrest, check, halt, hitch, stay, stop
• An obstruction in a pipe or tube.
  • usage: "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe"
  • synonyms: blockage, block, closure, occlusion, stop
• The act of stopping something.
  • usage: "the third baseman made some remarkable stops"; "his stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood"
  • synonyms: stop