roadblock
11roadblock — road|block [ roud,blak ] noun count 1. ) a part of a road, street, or highway where police or soldiers stop traffic, especially to make checks: Police set up roadblocks in an attempt to capture Dutroux. 2. ) INFORMAL something that stops someone… …
12roadblock — [[t]ro͟ʊdblɒk[/t]] roadblocks also road block N COUNT When the police or the army put a roadblock across a road, they stop all the traffic going through, for example because they are looking for a criminal. In other parts of the city police set… …
13roadblock — road•block [[t]ˈroʊdˌblɒk[/t]] n. 1) an obstruction placed across a road for halting or hindering traffic, as by the police to facilitate a search or capture, or by the military to delay the enemy 2) an obstruction on a road, as a fallen tree 3)… …
14roadblock — /ˈroʊdblɒk/ (say rohdblok) noun 1. an obstruction placed across a road by police, soldiers, etc., to halt or slow down traffic for control or inspection, impede the progress of an enemy, etc. 2. an obstacle to progress: a roadblock to peace …
15Roadblock (robot) — Roadblock is a robot built to compete in the BBC television series of Robot Wars . The robot won Series 1 in 1998cite book |title=Fighting Robots: A Guide to Radio Controlled Combatants |last=Benson |first=Michael |year=2002 |publisher=Citadel… …
16Roadblock (disambiguation) — Roadblock may refer to:*In television advertising, a roadblock is where an ad is shown on multiple channels simultaneously. *On the CBS reality television series The Amazing Race , a Roadblock is a task in which one person of a team is required… …
17Roadblock (G.I. Joe) — Infobox G.I. Joe character name = Roadblock caption = affiliation = G.I. Joe function = Heavy Machine Gunner realname = Hinton, Marvin F. birthplace = Biloxi, Mississippi serial = RA538203485 (original) 434 2390 WT27 (1992) 825 38 MF48 (2003)… …
18Roadblock (1951 film) — Infobox Film name = Roadblock size = caption = Theatrical Poster producer = Lewis J. Rachmil director = Harold Daniels writer = Screenplay: George Bricker Steve Fisher Story: Richard H. Landau Daniel Mainwaring starring = Charles McGraw Joan… …
19roadblock — 1. noun a) Something that blocks or obstructs a road. b) An obstacle or impediment. 2. verb To prevent, hinder …
20roadblock — Synonyms and related words: arch dam, backstop, bamboo curtain, bank, bar, barrage, barricade, barrier, bear trap dam, beaver dam, blank wall, block, blockade, boom, breakwater, breastwork, brick wall, buffer, bulkhead, bulwark, cofferdam, dam,… …
