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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024road•block /ˈroʊdˌblɑk/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- something placed across a road to halt or slow traffic, as by the police to check cars.
- anything that slows progress:lack of money was a roadblock to her goals.
v. [~ + object] - to halt or block with a roadblock:They effectively roadblocked our plans.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024road•block (rōd′blok′),USA pronunciation n. - an obstruction placed across a road, esp. 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.
- a hastily built barricade, as of barbed wire, erected across a road to hold up the advance of an enemy.
- an action, condition, etc., that obstructs progress toward an objective:Nationalism is a roadblock to European unity.
v.t. - to halt or obstruct with or as if with a roadblock.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: roadblock /ˈrəʊdˌblɒk/ n - a barrier set up across a road by the police or military, in order to stop a fugitive, inspect traffic, etc
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