roadblock
noun
road·block
ˈrōd-ˌbläk 
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 progress or prevents accomplishment of an objective
roadblock
transitive verb
Examples of roadblock in a Sentence
That's the one roadblock to the plan.
roadblocks on the path to success
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With the margins so slim between the two teams, pitching injuries loomed large as the Dodgers’ biggest roadblock in their pursuit of the division title.
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Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2026
According to research from the IBM Institute for Business Value, 80% of business leaders cite AI explainability, ethics, bias or trust as roadblocks to generative AI adoption.
—Shiv Kaushik, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
The path ahead for Cowboy Space is riddled with roadblocks.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
Trump has erected other roadblocks for the industry, while going all-in on fossil fuels.
—ABC News, 14 May 2026
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Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2026
According to research from the IBM Institute for Business Value, 80% of business leaders cite AI explainability, ethics, bias or trust as roadblocks to generative AI adoption.
—Shiv Kaushik, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
The path ahead for Cowboy Space is riddled with roadblocks.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
Trump has erected other roadblocks for the industry, while going all-in on fossil fuels.
—ABC News, 14 May 2026
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roadblock
noun
road·block
-ˌbläk
: a blocking of a road (as by police officers)
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