stoppage

[ stop-ij ]

/ ˈstɒp ɪdʒ /

an act or instance of stopping; cessation of activity: the stoppage of all work at the factory.

the state of being stopped: During the stoppage of bus service he drove to work.

Origin of stoppage

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at stop, -age

The stoppage was observed by 140 union members, according to the Daily Telegraph including gardeners, waiters, cooks and valets.

Engulfed by Scandal, Could The Spanish Royal Family Fall? |Tom Sykes |April 4, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
But how do you produce the stoppage without breaking the egg?

Godfrey Morgan |Jules Verne
I imagine the stoppage of respiration caused a sudden and natural death from heart-disease.

Dog Stories from the "Spectator" |Various
Just look down Fleet-street—the stoppage extends to Ludgate-hill.

Saunterings in and about London |Max Schlesinger

Delay in them—still worse, the stoppage of them—would be a calamity indeed.

Two Years in Oregon |Wallis Nash
They travelled second class, and it was not till a stoppage occurred at some junction that their privacy was invaded.

The Man Who Was Good |Leonard Merrick

stoppage

/ (ˈstɒpɪdʒ) /

the act of stopping or the state of being stopped

something that stops or blocks

a deduction of money, as from pay

an organized cessation of work, as during a strike