obstacle
71obstacle-clearance speed — The air speed for the steepest angle of climb in a takeoff configuration. Its value is less than the best rate of climb speed, and it is obtained by actual flight tests. It is usually about 1.1 to 1.2 times the basic stalling speed. It should be… …
72obstacle course — noun (C) 1 a line of objects which runners in an obstacle race have to jump over, climb through etc 2 a series of difficulties which must be dealt with to achieve a particular aim 3 AmE an assault course …
73obstacle race — /ˈɒbstəkəl reɪs/ (say obstuhkuhl rays) noun a race in which runners have to contend with both natural and artificial obstacles. –obstacle racing, noun …
74obstacle — 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… …
75obstacle — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin obstaculum, from obstare to stand in front of, from ob in the way + stare to stand more at ob , stand Date: 14th century something that impedes progress or achievement …
76obstacle — Synonyms and related words: bar, barrier, blank wall, blind alley, blind gut, block, blockade, blockage, bottleneck, catch, cecum, check, choking, choking off, clog, congestion, constipation, cordon, costiveness, crimp, cul de sac, curtain, dead… …
77obstacle — Any object that a horse must clear to complete the course in show jumping and the three day event, such as a fence, gate, or water jump …
78obstacle — obs|ta|cle Mot Pla Nom masculí …
79obstacle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. hindrance, difficulty, barrier, obstruction, snag, impediment, barrage, baffle. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. barrier, restriction, obstruction, hindrance; see barrier , impediment 1 . See Synonym Study at… …
80obstacle — ob·sta·cle || É‘bstÉ™kl / É’b n. obstruction, impediment, hindrance …
