How is “in the way” used?

In Come from Away (2021), one line is: “You could keep on heading east But there's an ocean in the way”

Which movie is “in the way” from?

The clip at the top of this page is from Come from Away (2021).

You could keep on heading east But there's an ocean in the way

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stopping sb from moving or doing sth; In the form or nature of something, or amounting to it, often after little, nothing, or anything

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オックスフォード映画の 75%
stopping sb from moving or doing sth
編集映画の 20%
In the form or nature of something, or amounting to it, often after little, nothing, or anything

定義：Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary 第 9 版