roadblock
noun
road·block
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Definition of roadblock
1a
: 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
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Examples of roadblock in a Sentence
That's the one roadblock to the plan.
roadblocks on the path to success
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Final record While there are a few roadblocks in the way, Alabama will be favored in all 12 regular season games. — Michael Casagrande | Mcasagrande@al.com, al, "Predicting Alabama’s record, breakout stars and toughest opponent for 2019," 22 Aug. 2019 So whatever roadblocks there are in the approval process, power through. — Vignesh Ramachandran, ProPublica, "Student Reporters Can Serve Their Communities When Administrators Aren’t in the Way," 27 June 2019 House Democrats could throw up new roadblocks to the trade deal, pushing for provisions more favorable to labor unions, such as better wage protection for U.S. workers, political analysts say. — Chester Dawson, WSJ, "Democratic House Threatens Trump’s Business Agenda," 7 Nov. 2018 Until the late-night curveball, lawmakers appeared to remove all the roadblocks in the way of passing the bill. — Jeremy Pelzer, cleveland.com, "Ohio nuclear bailout bill held up because of lawmaker absences," 17 July 2019 This whole ordeal pushed me in new directions and helped me see some of the roadblocks underrepresented critics are having. — Valerie Complex, Harper's BAZAAR, "Brie Larson Wants Captain Marvel to Change the Film Industry," 25 Mar. 2019 Gangs of armed men dressed as civilians appeared to be working in coordination with police to remove roadblocks set up by the opposition that have snarled the country’s traffic for months. — Christopher Sherman, The Seattle Times, "Nicaraguan forces violently retake symbolic city," 17 July 2018 Trump’s administration has faced numerous roadblocks to adding the question, beginning with the ruling by the Supreme Court temporarily barring its inclusion on the grounds that the government’s justification was insufficient. — Mark Sherman, The Denver Post, "Trump abandons bid to include citizenship question on census," 11 July 2019 Trump’s administration had faced numerous roadblocks to adding the question, beginning with the ruling by the Supreme Court temporarily barring its inclusion on the grounds that the government’s justification was insufficient. — Zeke Miller, Twin Cities, "Trump abandons bid to include citizenship question on census," 11 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'roadblock.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for roadblock
roadblock
noun
English Language Learners Definition of roadblock
: a place where police or military officers stop drivers especially in order to examine vehicles
US
: something that stops progress
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roadblock
noun
road·block
Legal Definition of roadblock
: a road barricade set up by law enforcement officers especially for the purpose of detecting criminal activity
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