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Pronunciation / Transliteration: kenmonsho
"警察は道路に検問所を設置した。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A barricade or obstruction set up across a road by police or military forces to stop and examine traffic.
"Police set up a roadblock on the highway to search for the fleeing suspect." - 2
A material or metaphorical obstacle that prevents progress or successful completion of a task.
"Negotiators hit a major roadblock when discussing trade tariffs."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term originated as a literal combination of 'road' (derived from Old English 'rād', meaning a riding or journey) and 'block' (from Old French 'bloc', meaning a mass or lump of wood). Initially used in the late 19th century in a military context to describe physical barriers placed across roads, the meaning subsequently expanded metaphorically to include any obstruction or hindrance to progress.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Roadblock" is said worldwide
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barrage routier
Transliteration: /ba.ʁaʒ ʁu.tje/
"La police a installé un barrage routier."
Straßensperre
Transliteration: /ˈʃtʁaːsn̩ˌʃpɛʁə/
"Die Polizei errichtete eine Straßensperre."
posto di blocco
Transliteration: /ˈpɔ.sto di ˈblɔk.ko/
"Le forze dell'ordine hanno istituito un posto di blocco."
control policial
Transliteration: /konˈtɾol po.liˈsjal/
"Establecieron un control policial en la entrada de la ciudad."
bloqueio de estrada
Transliteration: /bluˈkej.u dʒi iʃˈtɾa.dɐ/
"A polícia montou um bloqueio de estrada."
सड़क नाका
Transliteration: saṛak nākā
"पुलिस ने राजमार्ग पर सड़क नाका लगाया।"
路障
Transliteration: lùzhàng
"警察在路口设了路障。"
바리케이드
Transliteration: barikeideu
"경찰이 도로에 바리케이드를 쳤습니다."
検問所
Transliteration: kenmonsho
"警察は道路に検問所を設置した。"
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