obstruction
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4.4
- noun
- /əbˈstrʌkʃən/
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obstrucción
- So, was there a barricade, or an obstruction of any kind that forced the car to stop?
- airway obstruction
- bowel obstruction
- nasal obstruction
And so they did an ultrasound and the ultrasound showed an obstruction in her bowels.
- And so they did an ultrasound and the ultrasound showed an obstruction in her bowels.
- This can stop the bowel working what we call bowel obstruction or even worse cause strangulation.
- There are a lot of reasons for apneas ranging from obesity to obstruction of of the Airways for other reasons.
- We used the Netgear router box as our first obstruction before we add it.
Examples
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She has an obstruction that is not allowing the normal peristalsis of the smooth muscle to continue.
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Anyway, I did manage to clear the obstruction out of your outlet pipe.
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- Can you get rid of this obstruction?
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- It's a traffic obstruction.
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Would you mind removing that obstruction, please.
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I just want to make sure she doesn't have any obstruction that requires surgery.
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Captain Lynch has informed us that there will be a delay... ...due to an obstruction on the runway.
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Determine if there are any obstructions that block sunlight and shade the installation area.
Academic text (2012) -
And so they did an ultrasound and the ultrasound showed an obstruction in her bowels.
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There was an obstruction in the tunnel, causing the train to stop for hours.
Synonyms
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3.4
A thing or problem that makes it hard to reach a goal
163
2.8
A thing that blocks movement or keeps places apart
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7.0
Something that stops or slows progress
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3.9
A problem that stops progress or makes a goal hard to reach
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4.1
Something that blocks a pipe or blood vessel and stops flow
27
4.4
A blockage that stops liquid or air moving through a pipe
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4.6
A narrow place, like where lanes merge, that slows movement
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5.7
A thing that makes it difficult to do something, like an injury or traffic
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3.9
Something that stops a project or work from moving forward
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8.4
An obstacle that stops progress
A block that keeps a vehicle from moving past the end of a track
An object that blocks a path or movement
Someone or something that blocks progress
Something that blocks the normal flow of liquid or traffic
Something that makes progress slow or difficult
Antonyms
Compounds
- Formal
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8.6
A crime of blocking police or court work on purpose, for example hiding evidence, lying to investigators
- Specialized
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5.8
A blockage in the intestine that stops food and waste moving through
How Obstructive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Obstruction comes from Latin parts ob- ('against') and struere ('to pile up'), the same root as structure. Picture stones 'piled up against' a road or pipe — that's why an obstruction is something that physically blocks a passage.