Meanings
adjectivetwo-blocked (not comparable)
- not comparableObstructed from proceeding.
We're not making progress because we're two-blocked by the crane that has the road shut down.
Origin
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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APA
two-blocked. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/two-blocked
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“two-blocked.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/two-blocked. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “two-blocked,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/two-blocked.
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