Antonyms for stoppage

Grammar : Noun

Spell : stop-ij

Phonetic Transcription : ˈstɒp ɪdʒ

Definition of stoppage

Origin : mid-15c., from stop + -age.

noun halt, curtailment

Example sentences :

I had seen the flying-belt thrown from the machine and the stoppage of the engine.
Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith

Cornell, it is stated, injured his machine to furnish an excuse for the stoppage of the work.
Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro

They had their aim disarranged by the sudden jolt and stoppage of the car.
Extract from : « Louisiana Lou » by William West Winter

He must have noticed the stoppage, but he came straight on until he joined the group.
Extract from : « A Waif of the Mountains » by Edward S. Ellis

How sublime was the stoppage of a mail as the index of rebellion.
Extract from : « Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 3, August, 1850. » by Various

Try as they might, they could find no cause for the stoppage.
Extract from : « Quiet Talks on Power » by S.D. Gordon

The choking of a plane is the stoppage of the throat by shavings.
Extract from : « Handwork in Wood » by William Noyes

I had my own particular reason to rejoice coincident with the stoppage of the grass.
Extract from : « Greener Than You Think » by Ward Moore

That the stoppage is not a fact, because nature abhors a vacuum?
Extract from : « A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II (of II) » by Augustus de Morgan

After a stoppage of an hour and a half, the "Ellis" started down the river.
Extract from : « The Naval History of the United States » by Willis J. Abbot.

Synonyms for stoppage

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