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Closures

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closingnounThe act by which something is closed.
shutdownnounThe action of stopping operations; a closing, of a computer, business, event, etc.
stoppagenounA pause or halt of some activity.
stopnounA (usually marked) place where buses, trams or trains halt to let passengers get on and off, usually smaller than a station.
blockagenoun(uncountable, countable) The state or condition of being blocked.
occlusionnounThe process of occluding, or something that occludes.
gag rulenounA rule that limits or forbids the consideration or discussion of a particular topic by members of a legislative or decision-making body.
cloturenoun(law, politics, chiefly US) In legislative assemblies that permit unlimited debate (that is, a filibuster): a motion, procedure or rule by which debate is ended so that a vote may be taken on the matter. For example, in the United States Senate, a three-fifths majority vote of the body is required to invoke cloture and terminate debate.
closedownnoun(radio, television) The point when a radio or television station shuts down transmission and goes off the air for a predetermined period, as used to happen overnight.
blocknounA substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.
abandonmentnounThe act of abandoning, or the state of being abandoned; total desertion; relinquishment.
bansnounArchaic spelling of banns. [The announcement of a forthcoming marriage (legally required for a church wedding in England and Wales and read on the three Sundays preceding the marriage).]
bellnoun(music) A percussive instrument made of metal or other hard material, typically but not always in the shape of an inverted cup with a flared rim, which resonates when struck.
blockadesnounThe physical blocking or surrounding of a place, especially a port, in order to prevent commerce and traffic in or out.
blockagesnoun(uncountable, countable) The state or condition of being blocked.
blockingnounThe act by which something is blocked; an obstruction.
blocksnounA substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.
cessationsnoun(formal) A ceasing or discontinuance, for example of an action, whether temporary or final.
claspsnoun(countable) A device with interlocking parts used for fastening things together, such as a fastener or a holder.
closenounAn end or conclusion.

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