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deobstruction

deobstruction noun: the act of deobstructing (clearing a passage, etc. of obstructions).

Noun

deobstruction (uncountable)

  1. The act of deobstructing (clearing a passage, etc. of obstructions).
    • […] in case, that they who had thus diverted and obstructed these Water-courses, were not able to repair them again; then to distrain all such to give assistance therein, as by such reducing them to their former Chanels, and deobstruction of those stops, should receive benefit and safeguard.1662, William Dugdale, chapter 22, in The History of Imbanking and Drayning of Divers Fenns and Marshes, London, pages 116–117
    • The proper treatment of such a case was immediately apparent; namely, the deobstruction of the nasal and Eustachian passages.1861, James Yearsley, On Throat Deafness and the Pathological Connexions of the Throat, Nose, and Ear, London: John Churchill, 9th edition, Cases, p. 81
    Synonyms:
    unblocking

Synonyms of deobstruction

Origin of deobstruction

From de- + obstruction.

Questions about deobstruction

What does deobstruction mean?
Deobstruction means the act of deobstructing (clearing a passage, etc. of obstructions).
What part of speech is deobstruction?
Deobstruction is a noun.

Words near deobstruction in the dictionary

  1. deobliquing
  2. Deobra
  3. deobstruct
  4. deobstructed
  5. deobstructing
  6. deobstruction
  7. deobstructive
  8. deobstructives
  9. deobstructs
  10. deobstruent
  11. deobstruents

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