noun
1 barrier across a road
ADJECTIVE
▪ army , military , police
VERB + ROADBLOCK
▪ set up
▪
Police set up a ~ on the road to the capital.
▪ remove
PREPOSITION
▪ at a/the ~
▪
They were stopped at a ~ leaving the city.
▪ through a/the ~
▪
The truck drove through the ~ at 100 mph.
2 ( AmE ) problem
ADJECTIVE
▪ big , major
▪
Funding has been a major ~.
▪ potential
▪
The proposed merger is already facing potential ~s.
▪ political
VERB + ROADBLOCK
▪ remove
▪ encounter , hit
▪
The company hit its first ~ last year.
▪ face
▪ create , put up , throw up
▪
This bill would create a ~ for women.
▪ overcome
PREPOSITION
▪ up against a ~
▪
No sooner had they celebrated their victory than they came up against a new ~.
▪ ~ in
▪
I was hitting a ~ in my personal work.
▪ ~ to
▪
self-defeating beliefs and other ~s to happiness