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roadblock definition

road·block (-bläk′)

noun

  1. an obstruction in a road; specif.,
    1. Mil. a blockade of logs, wire, cement, etc., for holding up enemy vehicles at a point covered by heavy fire
    2. a blockade, often of patrol cars, set up by police, as for stopping a fugitive, inspecting vehicles, etc.
  2. any hindrance or obstacle in the way of an objective

transitive verb

to obstruct with a roadblock

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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