Roadblock - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈrəʊdblɑːk|
Brit.
|ˈrəʊdblɒk|
noun
- any condition that makes it difficult to make progress or to achieve an objective (syn: barrier)
- a barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc. (syn: barricade)
- a barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc. (syn: barricade)
Extra examples
Reforms hit a roadblock.
That's the one roadblock to the plan.
The police have set up roadblocks to try and catch the two men.
The escaped prisoners ran the roadblock.
The police trapped the terrorists at a roadblock.
Word forms
noun
singular: roadblock
plural: roadblocks
singular: roadblock
plural: roadblocks
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