As we drove into town, there were many police roadblocks, but no one stopped us.
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Roadblocks
Synonyms for "roadblocks" (21 found)
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18 entriesblock accessblock data collectionblock trafficbollardbudget shortfallbureaucratic delaydelay projectenvironmental impact review requirementlicensing hurdlepermit delaypolice checkpointpolicy constraintresource bottleneckrestrict database accessstall negotiationstemporary roadblock
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Collocations
11 entriesblock accessblock trafficbureaucratic roadblockdelay operationsfinancial roadblockhalt progressimpede reformmajor roadblockobstruct negotiationspolitical roadblocktemporary roadblock
Inflections
2 entriesDerivations
4 entriesSample sentences
4 total sentences available.
Roadblocks have been put up.
Source: tatoeba (9477952)
The police have set up roadblocks.
Source: tatoeba (10154424)
Roadblocks have been set up.
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