roadblock

English - Turkish

Definition of roadblock in English Turkish dictionary

yolu kapayan engel

{i} bariyer

{i} yolu kapatan engel

engel

{i} barikat

mânia

Related Terms

plural of roadblock

barikat çoğul

English - English

Definition of roadblock in English English dictionary

An obstacle or impediment

Something that blocks or obstructs a road

To prevent, hinder

{i} obstruction or barricade on a road; obstacle which prevents progress, hindrance, impediment

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

When the police or the army put a roadblock across a road, they stop all the traffic going through, for example because they are looking for a criminal. The city police set up roadblocks to check passing vehicles

Related Terms

roadblocked

past of roadblock

roadblocking

present participle of roadblock

roadblocks

third-person singular of roadblock

roadblocks

plural of roadblock

set up a roadblock

set up a barrier, place an obstacle in the road

Hyphenation

road·block

Turkish pronunciation

rōdbläk

Pronunciation

/ˈrōdˌbläk/ /ˈroʊdˌblɑːk/

Etymology

[ -"bläk ] (noun.) 1940. From road + block.