roadblock
noun
road·block
ˈrōd-ˌbläk 
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 progress or prevents accomplishment of an objective
roadblock
transitive verb
Examples of roadblock in a Sentence
That's the one roadblock to the plan.
roadblocks on the path to success
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But the billionaire was met with an unlikely roadblock: a rare species of bees were discovered on the land earmarked for the infrastructure, according to theFinancial Times.
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Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Logan ran into procedural roadblocks but eventually got a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice, a master’s in education and doctorate in philosophy at the university.
—Scott Huddleston, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Oct. 2024
There may also be technological roadblocks to change, experts said.
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—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
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Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Logan ran into procedural roadblocks but eventually got a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice, a master’s in education and doctorate in philosophy at the university.
—Scott Huddleston, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Oct. 2024
There may also be technological roadblocks to change, experts said.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2024
Nathan Howard | Bloomberg | Getty Images Technology companies’ push to directly power artificial intelligence with nuclear plants hit a major roadblock, after a federal regulator rejected a request to increase power for an Amazon data center.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Roadblock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roadblock. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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roadblock
noun
road·block
-ˌbläk
: a blocking of a road (as by police officers)
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