Obstruction Definition

əb-strŭkshən, ŏb-
obstructions
noun
obstructions
An obstructing or being obstructed.
Webster's New World
Anything that obstructs; hindrance.
Webster's New World
The condition of being obstructed.
The obstruction of the tunnel lasted for hours.
American Heritage
The act of impeding another player in violation of the rules, as when a player impedes the progress of an opponent not in possession of the puck in ice hockey.
American Heritage

The condition of having the natural powers obstructed in their usual course; the arrest of the vital functions; death.

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Other Word Forms of Obstruction

Noun

Singular:
obstruction
Plural:
obstructions

Origin of Obstruction

  • From Latin obstructio (“hindrance"), from obstruo (“build against, block, stop")

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Obstruction Sentence Examples

  • With the obstruction removed, water plunged down the creek bed, dragging debris with it.

  • If present in large numbers they may give rise to obstruction of the liver-ducts or to inflammation of other tissues.

  • In cases of great dilatation of the stomach with no obstruction to the outlet the slack of the walls may be gathered up by pleating and so permanently secured by suturing.

  • Boston Harbor has been frozen over in the past, but steamtugs plying constantly now prevent the occurrence of such obstruction.

  • When the Czechs refused this request the Germans responded with more obstinate obstruction.

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Words Starting With

OOBOBS

Words Ending With

NONION

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Words Starting With O and Ending With N

Starts With O & Ends With NStarts With OB & Ends With NStarts With O & Ends With ON

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11 Letter Words11 Letter Words Starting With O11 Letter Words Ending With N