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obstruction
English
Etymology
From Latin obstructio (“hindrance”), from obstruo (“build against, block, stop”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?b?st??k.??n/
Noun
obstruction (countable and uncountable, plural obstructions)
- The act of obstructing, or state of being obstructed.
- Something which obstructs or impedes, either intentionally or unintentionally
- Synonyms: obstacle, impediment, hindrance
- The condition of having the natural powers obstructed in their usual course; the arrest of the vital functions; death.
Synonyms
- block
- hindrance
- impedance
- roadblock
- stop
- See also Thesaurus:hindrance
Derived terms
- deobstruction
Translations
French
Etymology
From Latin obstr?cti?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?p.st?yk.sj??/
Noun
obstruction f (plural obstructions)
- block (something that prevents passing)
- obstruction
Further reading
- “obstruction” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Interlingua
Noun
obstruction (plural obstructiones)
- obstruction
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barricade
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French barricade.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?bæ???ke?d/
Noun
barricade (plural barricades)
- A barrier constructed across a road, especially as a military defence
- An obstacle, barrier, or bulwark.
- 1713, William Derham, Physico-Theology
- Such a barricade as would greatly annoy, or absolutely stop, the currents of the atmosphere.
- 1713, William Derham, Physico-Theology
- (figuratively, in the plural) A place of confrontation.
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Translations
See also
- barricade on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Barricade in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
Verb
barricade (third-person singular simple present barricades, present participle barricading, simple past and past participle barricaded)
- to close or block a road etc., using a barricade
- to keep someone in (or out), using a blockade, especially ships in a port
Translations
Dutch
Alternative forms
- baricade (obsolete)
Etymology
Borrowed from French barricade, from Italian barricata.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?b?.ri?ka?.d?/
- Hyphenation: bar?ri?ca?de
- Rhymes: -a?d?
Noun
barricade f (plural barricades or barricaden, diminutive barricadetje n)
- A barricade. [from early 17th c.]
- Synonyms: barricadering, versperring
Derived terms
- barricaderen
Descendants
- Afrikaans: barrikade
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ba.?i.kad/
- Homophones: barricadent, barricades
Etymology 1
barrique +? -ade
Noun
barricade f (plural barricades)
- barricade
Derived terms
- barricader
Descendants
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
barricade
- first-person singular present indicative of barricader
- third-person singular present indicative of barricader
- first-person singular present subjunctive of barricader
- third-person singular present subjunctive of barricader
- second-person singular imperative of barricader
Further reading
- “barricade” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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