Main Entry: road·block

Pronunciation: \-ˌbläk\

Function: 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 progress or prevents accomplishment of an objective

— roadblock transitive verb