Deobstruction

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act of deobstructing (clearing a passage, etc. of obstructions). uncountable

    "[…] 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."

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unblocking

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"[…] 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."

Etymology

From de- + obstruction.

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