taponamiento

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Spanish

Etymology

From taponar +‎ -miento.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /taponaˈmjento/
  • Rhymes: -ento
  • Syllabification: ta‧po‧na‧mien‧to

Noun

taponamiento m (plural taponamientos)

  1. blockage
    • 2016 October 7, “Otro puente para el Ozama”, in Listin Diario:
      Una perforación en uno de los costados de las barcazas que lo mantienen a flote hizo que el agua del río Ozama le penetrara y lo inclinara y este percance, que no tuvo, por suerte, mayores consecuencias, sí provocó el taponamiento en cadena de centenares de vehículos en ambos márgenes.
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