roadblock

road·block

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [rohd-blok]
- /ˈroʊdˌblɒk/
- /ˈrəʊd.blɒk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [rohd-blok]
- /ˈroʊdˌblɒk/

Definitions of roadblock word

noun roadblock an obstruction placed across a road, especially of barricades or police cars, for halting or hindering traffic, as to facilitate the capture of a pursued car or inspection for safety violations. 1
noun roadblock an obstruction on a road, as a fallen tree or a pile of fallen rocks. 1
noun roadblock a hastily built barricade, as of barbed wire, erected across a road to hold up the advance of an enemy. 1
noun roadblock an action, condition, etc., that obstructs progress toward an objective: Nationalism is a roadblock to European unity. 1
verb with object roadblock to halt or obstruct with or as if with a roadblock. 1
noun roadblock barricade, barrier 1

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Origin of roadblock

First appearance:

before 1935

One of the 8% newest English words

First recorded in 1935-40; road + block

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Parts of speech for Roadblock

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Roadblock

roadblock popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Synonyms for roadblock

noun roadblock

backstop — a screen or fence to prevent balls leaving the playing area
barrier — A barrier is something such as a rule, law, or policy that makes it difficult or impossible for something to happen or be achieved.
blank wall — an impassable barricade or obstacle; a situation in which further progress is impossible: Attempts to get information by questioning the neighbors ran into a blank wall.
blockade — A blockade of a place is an action that is taken to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving it.
cutoff — A cutoff or a cutoff point is the level or limit at which you decide that something should stop happening.

All 16 Synonyms of roadblock