an obstruction placed across a road, especially of barricades or police cars, for halting or hindering traffic, as to facilitate the capture of a pursued car or inspection for safety violations.
an obstruction on a road, as a fallen tree or a pile of fallen rocks.
a hastily built barricade, as of barbed wire, erected across a road to hold up the advance of an enemy.
an action, condition, etc., that obstructs progress toward an objective: Nationalism is a roadblock to European unity.
verb (used with object)
to halt or obstruct with or as if with a roadblock.
In the episodes, El-Waylly will be challenged to make meals in a particular styles, but will have extra challenges — decided by spinning a wheel — as roadblocks.
Sohla El-Waylly, Formerly of the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen, Announces New YouTube Show|Jaya Saxena|September 24, 2020|Eater
Today we are going to understand Cohort Analysis and Behavior Analysis to eliminate roadblocks and improve engagement.
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Crucial Accountability helped me learn the strategies for tackling these hard conversations in a way that builds relationships and addresses issues and roadblocks, without hindering forward progress.
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When I first started my career and started to hit a few roadblocks myself, I asked her how she found the confidence to stand up in meetings and fight for her ideas.
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Aside from that, an under-optimized UX can sometimes limit the users journey by creating roadblocks to conversions.
Eight great tips for internal site search optimization|Marco Bonomo|June 18, 2020|Search Engine Watch
For over a decade, those trying to make better sunscreen found a roadblock at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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As Mitchell was looking to expand his enterprise in the mid-2000s, he ran into a roadblock.
At This Creepy Libertarian Charter School, Kids Must Swear ‘to Be Obedient to Those in Authority’|ProPublica|October 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Not far from the drop-off point, the team ran into their first roadblock.
The Original Ebola Hunter|Abby Haglage|September 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The roadblock was an example of how quickly the reality on the ground is changing.
Pro-Russian Rebels Brag Kiev Is Next|Ted Phillips|September 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We knew as we approached that this roadblock was supposed to be one of the most difficult to get through in the region.
Held at Gunpoint by Ukraine Rebels|Anna Nemtsova|May 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Then, tonight, you took the chance of finding the roadblock.
The Flaming Mountain|Harold Leland Goodwin
The governor's car with its police escort rolled through the streets of Calor, en route to the roadblock at the hotel road.
The Flaming Mountain|Harold Leland Goodwin
Ten yards past the roadblock he turned around and looked at Malone.
Occasion for Disaster|Gordon Randall Garrett
Removal of this roadblock has high priority in my legislative recommendations.
Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006|Various
A quarter of a mile ahead of the fugitives, the first of the four roadblock units came plowing over the rise.
Code Three|Rick Raphael
British Dictionary definitions for roadblock
roadblock
/ (ˈrəʊdˌblɒk) /
noun
a barrier set up across a road by the police or military, in order to stop a fugitive, inspect traffic, etc