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obstruction [əbˈstrʌkʃən] n 1. a person or thing that obstructs 2. the act or an instance of obstructing 3. (Law / Parliamentary Procedure) delay of business, esp in a legislature by means of procedural devices 4. (General Sporting Terms) Sport the act of unfairly impeding an opposing player 5. the state or condition of being obstructed obstructional adj obstructionally adv 1. Any object which rises far enough above the surrounding surface or above a specified height to create a hazard to aircraft in flight. 2. Any object which rises far enough above the surrounding sea bed to create a hazard to navigation. ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
obstruction noun 1. obstacle, bar, block, difficulty, barrier, hazard, barricade, snag, impediment, hindrance drivers parking near his house and causing an obstruction 3. hindrance, stop, check, bar, block, difficulty, barrier, restriction, handicap, obstacle, restraint, deterrent, stumbling block, impediment, trammel Americans viewed the army as an obstruction to legitimate economic development. hindrance help, support, aid, assistance, encouragement, furtherance Translations obstruction [əbˈstrʌkʃən] N 1. (= blockage) → obstrucción f; (in pipe, road) → atasco m (Med) → oclusión f to cause an obstruction → estorbar (Aut) → obstruir el tráfico 2. (= obstacle) (to progress) → dificultad f, obstáculo m 3. (Ftbl) → obstrucción f, bloqueo m obstruction [əbˈstrʌkʃən] n (= hindrance) → obstruction f They face obstruction from politicians → Ils se heurtent à l'obstruction des politiques. obstruction of justice (in body) → obstruction f an obstruction in the windpipe → une obstruction de la trachée bowel obstruction obstruction of justice n → entrave f à la justice obstruction n (= blocking) → Blockierung f; (of view) → Versperren nt; (of artery, pipe also) → Verstopfung f; (of road) → Sperrung f (= hindering) → Behinderung f; (Sport) → Sperren nt; to cause an obstruction → den Verkehr behindern (= obstacle) → Hindernis nt, → Hemmnis nt (esp fig); there is an obstruction in the pipe → das Rohr ist blockiert or verstopft; all obstructions to progress → alles, was den Fortschritt aufhält or hemmt (Pol) → Obstruktion f, → Behinderung f obstruction [əbˈstrʌkʃ/ən] n (sth which obstructs) → ostacolo; (in pipe, artery) → ostruzione f to cause an obstruction (in road) → bloccare la strada obstruction [əbˈstrʌkʃ/ən] n (sth which obstructs) → ostacolo; (in pipe, artery) → ostruzione f to cause an obstruction (in road) → bloccare la strada How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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