obstacle
(noun) an obstruction that stands in the way (and must be removed or surmounted or circumvented)
obstacle, obstruction
(noun) something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted; “lack of imagination is an obstacle to one’s advancement”; “the poverty of a district is an obstacle to good education”; “the filibuster was a major obstruction to the success of their plan”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
obstacle (plural obstacles)
Something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress
• impediment
• hindrance
• hurdle
• barrier
• complication
• snag
• See also hindrance
• Casebolt, costable
Source: Wiktionary
Ob"sta*cle, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. obstaculum, fr. obstare to withstand, oppose; ob (see Ob-) + stare to stand. See Stand. and cf. Oust, v.]
Definition: That which stands in the way, or opposes; anything that hinders progress; a hindrance; an obstruction, physical or moral. If all obstacles were cut away. And that my path were even to the crown. Shak.
Syn.
– Impediment; obstuction; hindrance; difficulty. See Impediment, and Obstruction.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 January 2025
(noun) Eurasian maple tree with pale grey bark that peels in flakes like that of a sycamore tree; leaves with five ovate lobes yellow in autumn
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
