Roadblock

A roadblock was a type of barricade that was designed to block all traffic on a road. Metaphorically, it could refer to any obstacle that stood in the way of one's goals.
In the alternate reality in the 2240s, there was a roadblock on an Iowa road leading toward a large stack of hay bales. Jim Kirk was joyriding his stepfather's Corvette when he passed the road where the roadblock was. ()
In 2259, sometime after Spock was transformed into a full-blooded Human, he asked Doctor Joseph M'Benga if he and Nurse Christine Chapel were making any progress on developing a cure, so he could be restored to his Vulcan-Human hybrid appearance once again. M'Benga however told him that they had hit a roadblock. ()
In 2371, when The Doctor was taken offline by a Komar, Captain Janeway asked Ensign Kim if he was able to get him back online yet, but he told her "whoever did this put up one hell of a roadblock." ()
In 2376, described the real Tom Paris, who wished to escape her clutches, saying, "Life throws up a few roadblocks and he heads for the nearest exit." ()
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