Edge
Edge noun - The more favorable condition or position in a competition.
Usage example: my big feet give me something of an edge in swimming
Obstacle
Obstacle noun - Something that makes movement or progress difficult.
Usage example: stumbling on all the obstacles along the path
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- One-Hit-Point Wonder / One-Hit Polykill: Shots kill soldiers instantly and only stop when they travel too far, become mathematically impossible or hit an obstacle or the edge of the screen.
Source: Video Game / Graphwar -
Provided there's enough room to maneuver without getting pinned against an obstacle or the edge of the map and nothing to obstruct your line of sight, you can keep running away and firing- eventually you're going to take him down.
Source: Cherry Tapping -
Captain Go skirts around the edge of this (and Nakamura was clearly intending her to be just as much an obstacle for Picard as Russel and Genestra), but she turns out alright.
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