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roadblock
roadblock /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