obstruction
[ uhb-struhk-shuhn ]
/ əbˈstrʌk ʃən /
noun
something that obstructs, blocks, or closes up with an obstacle or obstacles; obstacle or hindrance: obstructions to navigation.
an act or instance of obstructing.
the state of being obstructed.
the delaying or preventing of business before a deliberative body, especially a legislative group, by parliamentary contrivances.
Origin of obstruction
SYNONYMS FOR obstruction
3 stoppage.
OTHER WORDS FROM obstruction
pre·ob·struc·tion, nounWords nearby obstruction
Example sentences from the Web for obstruction
British Dictionary definitions for obstruction
obstruction
/ (əbˈstrʌkʃən) /
noun
a person or thing that obstructs
the act or an instance of obstructing
delay of business, esp in a legislature by means of procedural devices
sport
the act of unfairly impeding an opposing player
the state or condition of being obstructed
Derived forms of obstruction
obstructional, adjective obstructionally, adverbMedical definitions for obstruction
obstruction
[ əb-strŭk′shən, ŏb- ]
n.
The blocking of a body passage, as by clogging or stricture.
The state of being obstructed.
Something, such as a mass or stricture, that obstructs.