Obstacle
Obstacle noun - Something that makes movement or progress difficult.
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While the obstacle worked fine for everyone else, part of the rope attached to the slider was stuck on the outside railing, which caused the slider to stop too many feet away from the net, and made the jump towards the net impossibly long.
Source: Series / Ninja Warrior
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Railing and Obstacle. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/obstacle/railing
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