roadblock
English Thesaurus
1. a barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc. (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | barrier, |
| definition | : | a structure or object that impedes free movement (noun.artifact) |
2. any condition that makes it difficult to make progress or to achieve an objective (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | obstacle, obstruction, |
| definition | : | something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | ideological barrier, |
| definition | : | a barrier to cooperation or interaction resulting from conflicting ideologies (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | language barrier, |
| definition | : | barrier to communication resulting from speaking different languages (noun.cognition) |
3. a barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc. (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | barricade, |
| definition | : | prevent access to by barricading (verb.competition) |
| derivation | : | barricade, |
| definition | : | prevent access to by barricading (verb.competition) |
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