roadblock

road·block  (rdblk)

n.

1. A barricade or obstruction across a road set up to prevent the escape or passage, as of a fugitive or enemy troops.

2. An obstruction in a road, as fallen rocks or trees.

3. Something, such as a situation or condition, that prevents further progress toward an accomplishment.

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roadblock v.

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roadblock [ˈrəʊdˌblɒk]

n

1. a barrier set up across a road by the police or military, in order to stop a fugitive, inspect traffic, etc.

2. a difficulty or obstacle to progress

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	roadblock - any condition that makes it difficult to make progress or to achieve an objective; "intolerance is a barrier to understanding" barrier obstacle, obstruction - something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted; "lack of imagination is an obstacle to one's advancement"; "the poverty of a district is an obstacle to good education"; "the filibuster was a major obstruction to the success of their plan" ideological barrier - a barrier to cooperation or interaction resulting from conflicting ideologies language barrier - barrier to communication resulting from speaking different languages
	2.	roadblock - a barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc. barricade barrier - a structure or object that impedes free movement

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roadblock

noun barrier, block, barricade Police set up roadblocks.

Translations

roadblock [ˈrəʊdblɒk] N → control m, barricada f, retén m (LAm)

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roadblock [ˈrəʊdblɒk] n → barrage m routier
road bridge n → pont m routier
road haulage n → transports mpl routiers
road haulier n → entrepreneur m de transports routiers
roadhog road hog [ˈrəʊdhɒg] n → chauffard > m

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roadblock [ˈrəʊdˌblɒk] n → blocco stradale

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roadblock → متراس uzávěrka silnice vejspærring Straßensperre οδόφραγμα control de carreteras tiesulku barrage routier blokada ceste blocco stradale 道路封鎖 노상 장애물 wegversperring veisperring blokada drogi barricada дорожная застава vägspärr สิ่งกีดขวาง çevirme rào chắn đường 路障