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roadblock
UK
/ˈrəʊdblɒk/
US
/ˈroʊdblɑk/
Translations
roadblocks
pl
UK
/ˈrəʊdblɒk/
US
/ˈroʊdblɑk/
The police set up a roadblock to catch the suspect.
Полиция установила заграждение, чтобы поймать подозреваемого.
The fallen tree created a roadblock on the path.
Павшее дерево создало преграду на пути.
The negotiations hit a roadblock when both parties refused to compromise.
Переговоры натолкнулись на барьер, когда обе стороны отказались идти на компромисс.
Additional translations
roadblocked
Past Simple
roadblocked
Past Participle
roadblocking
Gerund
UK
/ˈrəʊdblɒk/
US
/ˈroʊdblɑːk/
Transitive verb: ‘to obstruct or block with or as if with a roadblock’. Recognised in major dictionaries.
Attributive use: e.g. ‘roadblock crews, roadblock tactics’. Treated as adjective per policy.
Definitions
The police set up a roadblock to catch the fleeing suspect.
The lack of funding became a major roadblock in the project's development.
Protesters tried to roadblock the convoy at the city limits.
The police set up a roadblock checkpoint and deployed additional roadblock barriers.