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noun
- 1. a barrier or barricade on a road, especially one set up by the authorities to stop and examine traffic: "police roadblocks" Similar
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The meaning of ROADBLOCK is a barricade often with traps or mines for holding up an enemy at a point on a road covered by fire. How to use roadblock in a sentence.
a temporary structure put across a road to stop traffic, esp. to try to stop illegal activity: a police roadblock. fig.
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.
noun [ C ] us / ˈroʊdˌblɑk / Add to word list. a temporary structure put across a road to stop traffic, esp. to try to stop illegal activity: a police roadblock. fig.
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. road′block′ v.
A figurative roadblock is any situation you encounter that makes it difficult or impossible to do what you want or need to do. When a driver encounters a roadblock, she has to stop and go back, or to take a detour and use a different route.
noun. /ˈrəʊdblɒk/ /ˈrəʊdblɑːk/ a barrier put across the road by the police or army so that they can stop and search vehicles. The police set up a roadblock on the bridge. Extra Examples. Topics Law and justice c2, Transport by car or lorry c2. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Definitions on the go.
