roadblock, barricade
(noun) a barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc.
barrier, roadblock
(noun) any condition that makes it difficult to make progress or to achieve an objective; “intolerance is a barrier to understanding”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
roadblock (plural roadblocks)
Something that blocks or obstructs a road.
An obstacle or impediment.
• See also hindrance
roadblock (third-person singular simple present roadblocks, present participle roadblocking, simple past and past participle roadblocked)
(colloquial) To prevent, hinder.
• See also hinder
Source: Wiktionary
10 June 2025
(noun) the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); “communications is his major field of study”
International Coffee Day (September 29) is an occasion to promote and celebrate coffee as a beverage, with events occurring in places across the world. A day to promote fair trade coffee and raise awareness for the coffee growers’ plight. Other countries celebrate this event on October 1.
