noun
- barriers placed across a road to stop or control traffic
- obstacles that prevent progress or achievement
Usage: figurative
Examples
- Police set up roadblocks to catch the escaped prisoner.
- The military established roadblocks at all major intersections.
- Budget cuts created serious roadblocks for the research project.
- She encountered several roadblocks while trying to start her business.
- The team worked together to overcome the roadblocks in their plan.
- Traffic was delayed due to roadblocks on the highway.
- Lack of funding became one of the biggest roadblocks to success.