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- Dictionaryobstruction/əbˈstrʌkʃn/
noun
- 1. the action of obstructing or the state of being obstructed: "walkers could proceed with the minimum of obstruction"
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something that blocks a road, passage, entrance, etc. so that nothing can go along it, or the act of blocking something in this way: There's some kind of obstruction on the railway tracks. [ U ] behaviour or actions that prevent something from happening or working correctly:
1. a. : the state of being obstructed. especially : a condition of being clogged or blocked. an intestinal obstruction. She died from an obstruction of the airway. b. : an act of obstructing. Passage of the law was delayed by the congressman's obstruction. 2. : something that obstructs. removing obstructions that block the path.
Obstruction definition: something that obstructs, blocks, or closes up with an obstacle or obstacles; obstacle or hindrance. See examples of OBSTRUCTION used in a sentence.
something that blocks a road, passage, entrance, etc. so that nothing can go along it, or the act of blocking something in this way: There's some kind of obstruction on the railroad tracks. [ U ] behavior or actions that prevent something from happening or working correctly:
An obstruction blocks things, like a roadblock prevents drivers to enter a street or a piece of food cuts off your windpipe. All types of obstructions block things. If you put a shelf in your doorway, that would be an obstruction: people would have a hard time getting around it.
Definition of obstruction noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. something that obstructs; an obstacle. 2. an act or instance of obstructing. 3. the state of being obstructed. 4. the delaying of business before a deliberative body.
