roadblock[noun]Synonyms: bar, barricade, barrier, blank wall, block, blockade, fence, stop
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
road‧block /ˈrəʊdblɒk $ ˈroʊdblɑːk/
noun [countable]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. American English something that stops the progress of a plan:
mental roadblocks that get in the way of success [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲