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noun

Something that impedes or prevents entry or passage: bar, barricade, barrier, block, blockage, clog, hamper, hindrance, hurdle, impediment, obstruction, snag, stop, traverse, wall. See help/harm/harmless, open/close.

n

Definition: impediment, barrier
Antonyms: advantage, aid, asset, assistance, blessing, clearance, help

(DOD) Any obstruction designed or employed to disrupt, fix, turn, or block the movement of an opposing force, and to impose additional losses in personnel, time, and equipment on the opposing force. Obstacles can be natural, manmade, or a combination of both.

IN BRIEF: Anything that blocks the way.

We lined up chairs in a pattern, creating an obstacle course through which the new Scouts, blindfolded, were supposed to maneuver...But as soon as the victims were blindfolded, the rest of us quietly removed the chairs. — Pierce Vincent Eckhart

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Quotes:

"Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish." - John Quincy Adams

"The greatest obstacle to progress is prejudice." - Bavee

"The senses have been conditioned by attraction to the pleasant and aversion to the unpleasant: a man should not be ruled by them; they are obstacles in his path." - Bhagavad Gita

"Each handicap is like a hurdle in a steeplechase, and when you ride up to it, if you throw your heart over, the horse will go along too." - Lawrence Bixby

"The obstacles you face are... mental barriers which can be broken by adopting a more positive approach." - Clarence Blasier

"The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance -- it is the illusion of knowledge." - Daniel J. Boorstin

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Dreaming about encountering an obstacle can reflect feelings of being blocked in our waking life. Can also involve the ways we block ourselves, or, alternatively, indicate uncertainty and inhibitions.

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An existing object, object of natural growth, or terrain at a fixed geographical location, or one that is expected at a fixed location within a prescribed area with reference to which a vertical clearance is or must be provided during flight operations. The objects in question can be permanent or temporary. Also called an obstruction.



Obstacles as they are depicted on charts.

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For a list of words related to obstacle, see:

• Stagecraft, Production, and Dramatic Structure - obstacle: whatever prevents a character from reaching an objective, thereby forwarding the action of the play

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Common misspelling(s) of obstacle

• obstacal

Dansk (Danish)
n. - hindring

Nederlands (Dutch)
hindernis, obstakel, beletsel

Français (French)
n. - (lit, fig) obstacle, entrave, pierre d'achoppement

Deutsch (German)
n. - Hindernis

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - εμπόδιο, κώλυμα, πρόσκομμα

Italiano (Italian)
ostacolo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - obstáculo (m), impedimento (m)

Русский (Russian)
препятствие

Español (Spanish)
n. - obstáculo, estorbo, impedimento, traba, inconveniente

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - hinder

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
障碍, 阻碍, 妨害物

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 障礙, 阻礙, 妨害物

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 장애물, 지장이 되는 것

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 障害, 障害物, 故障, 妨害

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) عقبه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מכשול, אבן-נגף‬

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