0 a temporary structure put across a road to stop traffic: --
1 a temporary structure put across a road to stop traffic, esp. to try to stop illegal activity: --
This wrangle is an essentially political roadblock and there are a number of ways around it.
Beyond such theoretical roadblocks, other imperatives were in motion in the chemistry discipline that were to merit high priority.
For over 35 years, beliefs about the learnability of natural language have acted as roadblocks in the way of further development in linguistics.
Finally, it proved difficult to repeatedly mobilise the basis for massive roadblocks or levantamientos.
Or, it may create artificial roadblocks in repatriation endeavours, particularly when there is economic and political capital to be extracted from the presence of refugees.
Many are turned back at roadblocks, and entire villages are cut off from one another.
Even after careful definition, archaeology faces a number of roadblocks peculiar to its data.
Defaulters may be visited in their homes, or people may be required to show their tax receipts at roadblocks.