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obstructions
noun
(ob-struc-tion)
any structure that makes progress difficult
Synonyms:
impediment
,
impedimenta
,
obstructer
,
obstructor
,
obstructions
noun
(ob-struc-tion)
something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted
Synonyms:
obstacle
,
Examples:
The filibuster was a major obstruction to the success of their plan.
obstructions
noun
(ob-struc-tion)
the physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction
Synonyms:
blockage
,
obstructions
noun
(ob-struc-tion)
getting in someone's way
obstructions
noun
(ob-struc-tion)
the act of obstructing
Examples:
Obstruction of justice.
Words Related to
obstructions
!
impediment
,
obstacle
,
impedimenta
,
obstacles
,
blockages
,
hindrances
,
impediments
,
barriers
,
bottlenecks
,
roadblocks
,
constraints
,
blockades
,
hurdles
,
objects
,
barrier
,
restrictions
,
challenges
,
handicaps
,
blocks
,
disabilities
,
hazards
,
encroachments
,
sinkage
,
debris
,
ruts
,
boulders
,
berming
,
centerlines
,
macadamized
,
egress
,
overgrowth
,
detours
,
barricades
,
vehicular traffic
,
defects
,
potholes
,
egresses
,
clutter
,
constrictions
,
harborage
,
kinking
,
waviness
,
soakaway
,
shoaling
,
potholing
,
arteriovenous
,
passageways
,
drainage
,
protrusions
,
discriminations
,
ingress
,
sheave
,
crossway
,
rills
,
driveways
,
posthole
,
walkways
,
gradients
,
levelness
,
ramps
,
thrombi
,
ostium
,
humps
,
lacunas
,
nuisances
,
swales
,
deadfall
,
dividers
,
opacities
,
cogging
,
obtrusiveness
,
revetments
,
dislodgement
,
inconveniences
,
manoeuver
,
attenuation
,
sastrugi
,
cartway
,
emboli
,
nasolacrimal duct
,
interference
,
auditory canal
,
hatchways
,
junctions
,
irritants
,
drains
,
railings
,
foxtails
,
seracs
,
shelterbelts
,
ureters
,
tangles
,
furring
,
limitations
,
bollards
,
shrubbery
,
graveling
,
imperfections
,
unsightliness
,
disturbances
,
obstructions
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