roadblock
1roadblock — [rōd′bläk΄] n. 1. an obstruction in a road; specif., a) Mil. a blockade of logs, wire, cement, etc., for holding up enemy vehicles at a point covered by heavy fire b) a blockade, often of patrol cars, set up by police, as for stopping a fugitive …
2roadblock — road·block n: a road barricade set up by law enforcement officers esp. for the purpose of detecting criminal activity Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
3roadblock — (n.) 1940, from ROAD (Cf. road) + BLOCK (Cf. block) (n.) …
4roadblock — ► NOUN ▪ a barrier put across a road by the police or army to stop and examine traffic …
5roadblock — noun 1 barrier across a road ADJECTIVE ▪ army, military, police VERB + ROADBLOCK ▪ set up ▪ Police set up a roadblock on the road to the capital. ▪ …
6Roadblock — For other uses, see Roadblock (disambiguation). Concrete barrier …
7Roadblock — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel Roadblock Originaltitel Detour Produktionsland …
8roadblock — UK [ˈrəʊdˌblɒk] / US [ˈroʊdˌblɑk] noun [countable] Word forms roadblock : singular roadblock plural roadblocks 1) a part of a road where police or soldiers stop traffic, especially to make checks Police set up roadblocks in an attempt to capture… …
9roadblock — /rohd blok /, n. 1. an obstruction placed across a road, esp. of barricades or police cars, for halting or hindering traffic, as to facilitate the capture of a pursued car or inspection for safety violations. 2. an obstruction on a road, as a… …
10roadblock — noun Date: 1940 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… …
