Two-blocked

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Obstructed from proceeding. not-comparable

    "We're not making progress because we're two-blocked by the crane that has the road shut down."

Example

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"We're not making progress because we're two-blocked by the crane that has the road shut down."

Etymology

From nautical terminology for a ship's rigging or crane rigging in which two blocks are locked together, stopping the line.

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