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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Free from obstructions; clear.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Not obstructed; not filled with impediments; not hindered or stopped; clear: as, an unobstructed stream or channel.

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  • adjective Not obstructed

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective free from impediment or obstruction or hindrance

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Examples

  • I have read somewhere, of the northern nations, wearing a contrivance of wood, to screen the sight, from the reflection of sunbeams from the snow, which, unobstructed, is injurious to the sight.

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  • Most importantly, shifting the magnified view up leaves the unmagnified view of the road unobstructed, which is important for safety and facilitates navigation ...

    Boing Boing 2008

  • "easy to see" gauges and the "unobstructed" speedometer. fortwo Car Specs smart fortwo Road Tests & Photos.

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  • The sacred clowns, , and holy fools also prepare the existential ground this way, clearing the path for an unobstructed journey into the extraordinary spiritual realms.

    The Bushman Way of Tracking God PhD Bradford Keeney 2010

  • Not only is the audio devoid of any racial slur, but the scene at Cannon clearly shows the congressmen coming down the steps completely unobstructed, and with a clear path to the Capitol.

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  • And Destin was nothing more than a small marina (and the didn't refer to it as a Marina back then!) by the inlet bridge ..... miles of unobstructed fine, sugar white sand.

    The Very Best Beach in North America 2009

  • All staff, from Stilwell to the summer interns who answered phones and restocked supply shelves, were assembled and scattered among the desks in the largest space in the headquarters, where partitions had been removed to give them an unobstructed view of their candidate.

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  • And Destin was nothing more than a small marina (and the didn't refer to it as a Marina back then!) by the inlet bridge ..... miles of unobstructed fine, sugar white sand.

    The Very Best Beach in North America 2009

  • Designed by famed architect Eero Saarinen, the arena has a soaring, humpback-shaped roof, and every seat in the 3,500-capacity rink has an unobstructed view.

    Why College Hockey Arenas Are the Cathedrals of Sports Darren Everson 2011

  • In the morning, however, the perch provides clear, unobstructed views of the rivers to the north and west, the rolling mountains to the east, and Luang Prabang, with its orange-tiled roofs and gleaming spires, laid out to the south.

    The Mekong's Last Undiscovered City Kevin Sintumuang 2011

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