wegversperring

Definitions of wegversperring
  1. 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.
    synonyms: barricade, versperring
  2. noun
    any condition that makes it difficult to make progress or to achieve an objective
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    types:
    taalbarrière
    barrier to communication resulting from speaking different languages
    bamboegordijn
    an ideological barrier around communist China especially in the 1950s and 1960s
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