roadblock
noun
- installation set up to block traffic on a road
Wiktionary
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English road English block English roadblock From road + block.
- Something that blocks or obstructs a road.
- An obstacle or impediment.
“to hit roadblocks”
“[…] let’s get back to Earl, who had run into a roadblock in his desire to administer wedgies. As it turns out, underpants didn’t exist in the 18th century and without underpants, the whole wedgie business becomes a problem.”
verb
Etymology: Etymology tree English road English block English roadblock From road + block.
- To prevent, to hinder.