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UK
/ɹˈəʊdblɒk/
]
[ US /ˈɹoʊdˌbɫɑk/ ]
[ US /ˈɹoʊdˌbɫɑk/ ]
NOUN
- a barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc.
-
any condition that makes it difficult to make progress or to achieve an objective
intolerance is a barrier to understanding
How To Use roadblock In A Sentence
- Intense lobbying by Canadian officials finally helped to clear the roadblock, the Globe and Mail said.
- But as we rounded a bend, we saw that two cars had been stopped ahead of us by men in combat fatigues at a roadblock. Times, Sunday Times
- For months she struggled with computers and photography - ‘technological addictions’ she calls them - physical demons and creative roadblocks in order to find her film's voice.
- More now from CNN space correspondent, and based on his reporting last hour on "hypermiling" Mr. Rolling Traffic Jam, Mr. Roadblock, miles O'Brien. CNN Transcript Jun 3, 2008
- Greece's attempts to get the British government to return the Elgin Marbles have met another roadblock, this time from within.
- For some reason, the first people to start walking towards the centre bypassed the roadblock and headed cross-country, making a beeline for the fence closest to the place where detainees were protesting.
- In light of these video issues, the burnt-in subtitles may seem minor, but it was another roadblock to enjoyment of the film.
- But I was stopped there by a military roadblock. Travels with Rosinante
- The nightly sweeps of raids and arrests are reinforced by daytime roadblocks and identity checks. Times, Sunday Times
- On the road running north, US special forces were last night mounting roadblocks.
