roadblock
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 ExamplesTopics Law and justicec2, Transport by car or lorryc2- Police have set up a roadblock on the road to London.
- The truck drove through the roadblock at 100 mph.
- They were stopped at a roadblock leaving the city.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- army
- military
- police
- …
- set up
- remove
- at a/the roadblock
- through a/the roadblock
- (North American English) something that stops a plan from going ahead
- This bill would create a roadblock for women.
- The project faces legal roadblocks.
Extra Examples- I was hitting a roadblock in my personal work.
- No sooner had they celebrated their victory than they came up against a new roadblock.
- The company hit its first roadblock last year.
- The proposed merger is already facing potential roadblocks.
- self-defeating beliefs and other roadblocks to happiness
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- major
- potential
- …
- remove
- encounter
- hit
- …
- up against a roadblock
- roadblock in
- roadblock to
- …
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