Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deobstruction

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-ob-struc-tion
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of deobstructing (clearing a passage, etc. of obstructions).

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"[…] 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."
"1861, James Yearsley, On Throat Deafness and the Pathological Connexions of the Throat, Nose, and Ear, London: John Churchill, 9th edition, Cases, p. 81, The proper treatment of such a case was immediately apparent; namely, the deobstruction of the nasal and Eustachian passages."

Etymology

From de- + obstruction.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: de

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

unblocking

Questions

What does deobstruction mean?: The act of deobstructing (clearing a passage, etc. of obstructions).
Where does deobstruction come from?: From de- + obstruction.

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