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单词 road-blocking
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Definition of road-blocking in English:

road-blocking

noun ˈrəʊdblɒkɪŋ
  • The action or fact of cutting off access to a place, etc., with a roadblock or roadblocks; (more generally) the blocking of a road. Also figurative: obstruction, hindrance.

adjective ˈrəʊdblɒkɪŋ
  • That blocks a road or roads; that functions as a roadblock. Also figurative: that impedes or obstructs the progress of something.

Origin

1920s; earliest use found in The Atlanta Constitution. From road + blocking
1920s; earliest use found in The Ogden Standard-Examiner. From road + block + -ing.

 
 

Definition of road-blocking in US English:

road-blocking

nounˈrəʊdblɒkɪŋ
  • The action or fact of cutting off access to a place, etc., with a roadblock or roadblocks; (more generally) the blocking of a road. Also figurative: obstruction, hindrance.

adjectiveˈrəʊdblɒkɪŋ
  • That blocks a road or roads; that functions as a roadblock. Also figurative: that impedes or obstructs the progress of something.

Origin

1920s; earliest use found in The Atlanta Constitution. From road + blocking<br>1920s; earliest use found in The Ogden Standard-Examiner. From road + block + -ing.

 
 
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