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• roadblock — UK [ˈrəʊdˌblɒk] / US [ˈroʊdˌblɑk] noun [countable] Word forms roadblock : singular roadblock plural roadblocks 1) a part of a road where police or soldiers stop traffic, especially to make checks Police set up roadblocks in an attempt to capture… …   English dictionary

• roadblock — /ˈroʊdblɒk/ (say rohdblok) noun 1. an obstruction placed across a road by police, soldiers, etc., to halt or slow down traffic for control or inspection, impede the progress of an enemy, etc. 2. an obstacle to progress: a roadblock to peace …  

• roadblock — /rohd blok /, n. 1. an obstruction placed across a road, esp. of barricades or police cars, for halting or hindering traffic, as to facilitate the capture of a pursued car or inspection for safety violations. 2. an obstruction on a road, as a… …   Universalium

• roadblock — 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… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• roadblock — road|block [ roud,blak ] noun count 1. ) a part of a road, street, or highway where police or soldiers stop traffic, especially to make checks: Police set up roadblocks in an attempt to capture Dutroux. 2. ) INFORMAL something that stops someone… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• roadblock — road•block [[t]ˈroʊdˌblɒk[/t]] n. 1) an obstruction placed across a road for halting or hindering traffic, as by the police to facilitate a search or capture, or by the military to delay the enemy 2) an obstruction on a road, as a fallen tree 3)… …   From formal English to slang

• roadblock — road|block [ˈrəudblɔk US ˈroudbla:k] n 1.) a place where the police are stopping traffic →check point ▪ The police have set up roadblocks to try and catch the two men. 2.) AmE something that stops the progress of a plan ▪ mental roadblocks that… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• roadblock — n. obstruction or barricade on a road; obstacle which prevents progress, hindrance, impediment …   English contemporary dictionary

• roadblock — noun (C) 1 a place where the police are stopping traffic: Roadblocks were set up after two prisoners escaped from the county jail. 2 AmE something that stops the progress of a plan: mental roadblocks that get in the way of success …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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• British anti-invasion preparations of World War II — entailed a large scale division of military and civilian mobilization in response to the threat of invasion by German armed forces in 1940 and 1941. The army needed to recover from the defeat of the British Expeditionary Force in France, and 1.5… …   Wikipedia