What (who) is roadblock - definition
INSTALLATION SET UP TO BLOCK TRAFFIC ON A ROAD
Police roadblocks; Police roadblock; Road closure; Roadblock (barrier); Mobile roadblock; Road barrier; Road-block; Roadbarrier; Road-barrier; ⛒; ⛝
![Roadblock in the [[West Bank]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Roadblock in Palestine.jpg?width=200 "Roadblock in the [[West Bank]]")
![Polish barricade during the [[Warsaw Uprising]] (1944)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Barykada.jpg?width=200 "Polish barricade during the [[Warsaw Uprising]] (1944)")
![Roadblock during roadworks at [[Hisingen]], Sweden, 2013](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Roadblocks.jpg?width=200 "Roadblock during roadworks at [[Hisingen]], Sweden, 2013")
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roadblock
¦ noun a barrier put across a road by the police or army to stop and examine traffic.
roadblock
also road block
(roadblocks)
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.
The city police set up roadblocks to check passing vehicles.
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Roadblock
A roadblock is a temporary installation set up to control or block traffic along a road. The reasons for one could be:
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Roadblock
A roadblock is a temporary installation set up to control or block traffic along a road. The reasons for one could be:
- Roadworks
- Temporary road closure during special events
- Police chase
- Robbery
- Sobriety checkpoint
In peaceful circumstances, they are usually installed by the police or road transport authorities; they are also commonly employed during wars and are usually staffed by heavily armed soldiers in that case. During protests and riots, both police and demonstrators sometimes use roadblocks.
Pronunciation examples for roadblock
1. a roadblock.
Broadway's In Transit _ Talks at Google
2. America Online's roadblock.
Bitwise - A Life in Code _ David Auerbach _ Talks at Google
3. Put up a roadblock
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003)
4. there's probably a roadblock.
Cuban Flavor _ Liza Gershman _ Talks at Google
5. who's encountered a roadblock.
Illuminate _ Nancy Duarte & Patti Sanchez _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of roadblock
1. After hitting roadblock after roadblock, Robert H.
2. No, it‘s booked.‘ It was roadblock after roadblock," she said.
3. J‘lem roadblock The first walls of a new, five–star roadblock are sprouting to divide the city from itself. .
4. "China‘s roadblock to Harley– Davidson is unacceptable.
5. The roadblock, between the Adam Junction and the village of A–Ram and the Qalandiyah roadblock, is manned once in a while for random checks.