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UK
/ˈɒbstəkəl/
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[ US /ˈɑbstəkəɫ/ ]
[ US /ˈɑbstəkəɫ/ ]
NOUN
- an obstruction that stands in the way (and must be removed or surmounted or circumvented)
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something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted
lack of imagination is an obstacle to one's advancement
the filibuster was a major obstruction to the success of their plan
the poverty of a district is an obstacle to good education
How To Use obstacle In A Sentence
- The job of ministers is to abolish and remove these obstacles to good teaching. Times, Sunday Times
- His first thought was that of every young man, who blithely thinks to pit the bravado he miscalls courage against every obstacle.
- Many had difficulty negotiating the cross-drive obstacle, where often it was not until they were almost upon it that is was clear whether the sheep were going through or around the outside.
- Stark gave Izzard the warmest of welcomes and seems to have put no obstacle in the way of a biography.
- Despite serious technical obstacles, space agency officials are considering whether to launch a Jupiter space probe powered entirely by sunlight.
- The wheel is designed with obstacles in the ball's path to randomise its movement.
- This means that the model can predict the surmountable obstacle height of an off-road vehicle and its-key influencing parameters can be obtained.
- Obstacle distance measurement is one of the key techniques for the deicing robot on high voltage transmission line.
- You are chomping at the bit to tackle new opportunities as you know you've got what it takes to tackle all obstacles and crush your opposition. The Sun
- It was only requisite for my understanding clearly to discern, to be convinced of the insuperability of this obstacle. Arthur Mervyn Or, Memoirs of the Year 1793
