roadblock
noun
road·block
ˈrōd-ˌbläk 
1
a
: a barricade often with traps or mines for holding up an enemy at a point on a road covered by fire
b
: a road barricade set up especially by law enforcement officers
2
: an obstruction in a road
3
: something that blocks progress or prevents accomplishment of an objective
roadblock
transitive verb
Examples of roadblock in a Sentence
That's the one roadblock to the plan.
roadblocks on the path to success
Recent Examples on the Web
Security forces have set up roadblocks around routes leading to the State House while other parts of the capital city have been fortified with heavy police presence.
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Nimi Princewill, CNN, 27 June 2024
Farmers created roadblocks for routes into Paris, dumped piles of manure in the Southwest city of Toulouse, and pelted police with eggs and beer bottles to gain concessions from the EU earlier this year.
—Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 26 June 2024
The policy, known as Parole-in-Place, will also help these immigrants clear roadblocks in U.S. law that prevent them from getting permanent legal status without having to leave the country.
—Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 18 June 2024
Their faith, Epifanio Peña said, is what keeps him and his family strong and resilient despite the constant roadblocks of not having a Social Security number or protection from deportation.
—Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2024
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Nimi Princewill, CNN, 27 June 2024
Farmers created roadblocks for routes into Paris, dumped piles of manure in the Southwest city of Toulouse, and pelted police with eggs and beer bottles to gain concessions from the EU earlier this year.
—Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 26 June 2024
The policy, known as Parole-in-Place, will also help these immigrants clear roadblocks in U.S. law that prevent them from getting permanent legal status without having to leave the country.
—Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 18 June 2024
Their faith, Epifanio Peña said, is what keeps him and his family strong and resilient despite the constant roadblocks of not having a Social Security number or protection from deportation.
—Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2024
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roadblock
noun
road·block
-ˌbläk
: a blocking of a road (as by police officers)
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