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Synonyms for roadblock

barrier

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Synonyms for roadblock

any condition that makes it difficult to make progress or to achieve an objective

a barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc

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The roadblocks have been mounted by police and the Kenya Defense Forces for the last five years.
There were no arrests made during roadblock operations in Pasir Gudang to prevent the removal of chemical waste from the area in small portions, said Johor police chief Datuk Mohd Khalil Kader Mohd.
Our lawmakers at the provincial and federal level have failed to legislate to address the problem of roadblocks. Our elected representatives remain engaged in roaring outbursts during the legislative sessions, indulging either in non-issues or for the purpose of point-scoring against the rivals.
Police sprayed tear gas to disperse hundreds of angry protesters, who had gone to demand electricity from the Management of the Liberia Electricity Corporation.A resident of Chea Chepoo community in the township, Smith Peters, narrates that it all started early Monday around 4:00 when angry protesters set up roadblocks in the township.
It is mind-boggling that although the chief justice of the Supreme Court rightly took notice of the roadblocks by the ISI, the apex court has not noticed this violation of constitutional rights of the people.
There are also a few roadblocks in the vicinity of the Dubai Investment Park with the E11 exit being completely blocked.
Partnering with the Truecaller Ads Platform launch, Sana Safinaz's Lawn'18 campaign generated 33 million impressions each in two separate week-long roadblocks on the Truecaller inventory.
Tree sits and roadblocks have become direct action tactics for environmental activists over the years.
The time has come to delineate collaboration's roadblocks and demystify why they are so hard to remove (see Figure 1).
Amman, Feb 27 (Petra) -- Israeli forces raided several homes of suspected activists in the city of Hebron in the occupied West Bank and erected roadblocks in a stepped up crackdown in the midst of the ongoing wave of violence, according to Palestinian sources.
My days in competitive sports trained me well to always focus on the end goal and overcome roadblocks. For me, every roadblock is an opportunity to either innovate or re-engineer, since the overall goal is to help customers.
Global Banking News-February 19, 2015--IMF study sees roadblocks to growth of Islamic finance
The Ministry of Oil and Minerals has attributed the fuel shortage facing the nation in part to tribal roadblocks and the increasing confiscation of oil tankersC[degrees].
The army also installed roadblocks at the entrances of the town of Ithna, west of Al-Khalil, the Al-Fawwar refugee camp, north of Al-Khalil, the towns and Sair and Shiokh, east of the city, and the Halhoul Bridge in the north.