roadblock
noun
road·block
ˈrōd-ˌbläk 
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
Examples of roadblock in a Sentence
That's the one roadblock to the plan.
roadblocks on the path to success
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Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2025
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The challenge lies in making security an enabler rather than a roadblock.
—Yair Finzi, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
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Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2025
Deportation Efforts to return a Maryland man to the US after he was mistakenly deported to El Salvador last month hit another serious roadblock on Monday.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2025
Tesla hits a trade war roadblock As Beijing retaliated — again — against Trump’s tariff hikes, Tesla quietly pulled options to buy new Model S and X electric vehicles from its website in China.
—Quartz Staff, Quartz, 14 Apr. 2025
The challenge lies in making security an enabler rather than a roadblock.
—Yair Finzi, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Roadblock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roadblock. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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roadblock
noun
road·block
-ˌbläk
: a blocking of a road (as by police officers)
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