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 Definitions of roadblock  [ˈroʊdˌblɒk]  

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Definition of 'roadblock' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) roadblock
an obstruction placed across a road for halting or hindering traffic, as by the police to facilitate a search or capture, or by the military to delay the enemy.

2.  roadblock
an obstruction on a road, as a fallen tree.

3.  roadblock
any obstruction to progress.

4. (v.t.) roadblock
to halt or obstruct with a roadblock.

Etymology:  (1935–40)

Definition of 'roadblock' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) barrier, roadblock
any condition that makes it difficult to make progress or to achieve an objective
"intolerance is a barrier to understanding"

2. (noun) roadblock, barricade
a barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc.


Translation of 'roadblock' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: a barrier put across a road (eg by the police) in order to stop or slow down traffic
to set up a roadblock.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: padblokkade Arabic flag Arabic: حاجِز طَريق Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: барикада
Brazilian flag Brazilian: barricada Czech flag Czech: zátaras, překážka German flag German: die Straßensperre
Danish flag Danish: vejspærring Greek flag Greek: οδόφραγμα Spanish flag Spanish: control policial
Estonian flag Estonian: teetõke Farsi flag Farsi: سد راه؛ راه بند Finnish flag Finnish: tiesulku
French flag French: barrage routier Hebrew flag Hebrew: מַחֲסוֹם Hindi flag Hindi: मार्ग-रोक
Croatian flag Croatian: zapreka (barikada) na ces Hungarian flag Hungarian: útlezárás Indonesian flag Indonesian: rintangan jalan
Icelandic flag Icelandic: vegartálmi Italian flag Italian: blocco stradale Japanese flag Japanese: 交通止め
Korean flag Korean: 노상 바리케이드 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: kelio užtvara Latvian flag Latvian: ceļa aizšķēršļojums, barj
Malay flag Malay: sekatan jalan raya Dutch flag Dutch: wegversperring Norwegian flag Norwegian: veisperring
Polish flag Polish: blokada Persian flag Persian: سد راه؛ راه بند Pashto flag Pashto: د لاری خنډ ، بنده لاره
Portuguese flag Portuguese: barricada Romanian flag Romanian: baraj rutier; punct de co Russian flag Russian: заграждение
Slovak flag Slovak: zátarasa, prekážka Slovenian flag Slovenian: (cestna) zapora Serbian flag Serbian: zapreka na putu
Swedish flag Swedish: vägspärr Thai flag Thai: สิ่งกีดขวาง Turkish flag Turkish: barikat, yol engeli
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 路障 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: загородження на дорозі Urdu flag Urdu: سڑک بند کرنا
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: rào chắn Chinese flag Chinese: 路障

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