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roadblock

noun road·block \-ˌbläk\

: a place where police or military officers stop drivers especially in order to examine vehicles

: something that stops progress

Full Definition of ROADBLOCK

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 progress or prevents accomplishment of an objective
roadblock transitive verb
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First Known Use of ROADBLOCK

1940

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