obstruction, blockage -- (the physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction)
obstacle, obstruction -- (something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted; "lack of imagination is an obstacle to one's advancement"; "the poverty of a district is an obstacle to good education"; "the filibuster was a major obstruction to the success of their plan")
obstruction -- (the act of obstructing; "obstruction of justice")