Both Uses
obstruct
in
Hollow City
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- Bronwyn used her strength to pull open the door, and it came straight off, hinges flying— but the hallway it let onto was completely obstructed by ice.†
p. 320.3 *obstructed = blocked or interfered
- "Allow me to verify this," said Miss Wren, and she left to go to the ymbryne meeting room, where the windows were obstructed from ice mostly from the outside, and a few had small telescope tunnels melted through them with mirror attachments that let us look down at the street below.†
p. 381.3
Definitions:
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(1)
(obstruct) to block, slow down, or interfere with movement, progress, or actionThe exact meaning of obstruct can depend upon its context. For example:
- "obstruct the path" -- block passage through
- "obstruct justice" -- hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
- "obstruct her view" -- get in the way so as to hide from sight
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)