roadblock

roadblock
noun
1 barrier across a road
ADJECTIVE
army, military, police
VERB + ROADBLOCK
set up

Police set up a roadblock on the road to the capital.

remove
PREPOSITION
at a/the roadblock

They were stopped at a roadblock leaving the city.

through a/the roadblock

The truck drove through the roadblock at 100 mph.

2 (AmE) problem
ADJECTIVE
big, major

Funding has been a major roadblock.

potential

The proposed merger is already facing potential roadblocks.

political
VERB + ROADBLOCK
remove
encounter, hit

The company hit its first roadblock last year.

face
create, put up, throw up

This bill would create a roadblock for women.

overcome
PREPOSITION
up against a roadblock

No sooner had they celebrated their victory than they came up against a new roadblock.

roadblock in

I was hitting a roadblock in my personal work.

roadblock to

self-defeating beliefs and other roadblocks to happiness


Collocations dictionary. 2013.

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  • roadblock — ► NOUN ▪ a barrier put across a road by the police or army to stop and examine traffic …   English terms dictionary

  • Roadblock — For other uses, see Roadblock (disambiguation). Concrete barrier …   Wikipedia

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  • roadblock — UK [ˈrəʊdˌblɒk] / US [ˈroʊdˌblɑk] noun [countable] Word forms roadblock : singular roadblock plural roadblocks 1) a part of a road where police or soldiers stop traffic, especially to make checks Police set up roadblocks in an attempt to capture… …   English dictionary

  • roadblock — /rohd blok /, n. 1. 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. 2. an obstruction on a road, as a… …   Universalium

  • roadblock — noun Date: 1940 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… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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