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roadblock
[ rohd-blok ]
noun
- an obstruction placed across a road, especially of barricades or police cars, for halting or hindering traffic, as to facilitate the capture of a pursued car or inspection for safety violations.
- an obstruction on a road, as a fallen tree or a pile of fallen rocks.
- a hastily built barricade, as of barbed wire, erected across a road to hold up the advance of an enemy.
- an action, condition, etc., that obstructs progress toward an objective:
Nationalism is a roadblock to European unity.
verb (used with object)
- to halt or obstruct with or as if with a roadblock.
roadblock
/ ˈ°ùəʊ»åËŒ²ú±ôÉ’°ì /
noun
- a barrier set up across a road by the police or military, in order to stop a fugitive, inspect traffic, etc
- a difficulty or obstacle to progress
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of roadblock1
Example Sentences
So far, he hasn’t met any serious roadblocks and is on the fast track to opening for business.
The police tightened security, mounting roadblocks into Harare and carrying out patrols on foot and trucks in the city centre throughout the day.
Donald Trump's revenge tour on law firms hit another roadblock on Friday as two federal judges knocked down most of his executive orders aiming to punish two more firms.
But in general, these are detours, not roadblocks.
When the crew of the colonization mission discover that their new home, an ice planet called Niflheim, is inhabited by armadillo-like crawler creatures, they wonder what to do about this unanticipated roadblock in their efforts.
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