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TinaMr Posted 12 years ago
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is there any difference between "roadblock" and "road barricade"?
I guess, both of them block the roads and don't let drivers to pass.
thank you in advance!
  

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TinaMr I s there any difference between "roadblock" and "road barricade"? Judging by the usage I'm most familiar with in American English, "road barricade" is the more specific term. It's a physical barrier across the road which prevents vehicles from proceeding along the road.

— CalifJim

  • TinaMr I s there any difference between "roadblock" and "road barricade"?
  • Judging by the usage I'm most familiar with in American English, "road barricade" is the more specific term.
  • It's a physical barrier across the road which prevents vehicles from proceeding along the road.
  • A "roadblock" can be a road barricade, but that word can be used in a few other ways as well.
  • The police may set up a roadblock around a certain area of a city.
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TinaMrIs there any difference between "roadblock" and "road barricade"?
Judging by the usage I'm most familiar with in American English, "road barricade" is the more specific term. It's a physical barrier across the road which prevents vehicles from proceeding along the road.

A "roadblock" can be a road barr
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The main difference is that I never hear or read 'road barricade'.
'Roadblock' is a very common term.

Clive
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Thank you CalifJim for this detailed answer!
There is a sentence:
As soon as the authorities found out about the jail break, they put up .... on all the main roads leading out of the area.
a. barricades
b. road-blocks
c. checkpoints
d. customs

My answer was "CHECKPOINTS". Though, the correct answer was "ROAD-BLOCKS". I think, the meanings here are very similar, exc
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TinaMrWhy can't "barricades" be a correct answer?
That would stop EVERYBODY from getting out of the area. That would be very extreme as a way of finding the man who escaped from jail. "Barricades" can also be structures built from all sorts of rubbish, sand bags, old furniture, and so on, all piled very high, as if in preparation for civil unrest and violenc
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Like Clive, I have not heard of a 'road barricade'. There are only 2 citations for this in COCA; there are over 500 for 'roadblock'.
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Thank you VERY MUCH for clarification! I've understood it very well. I'm really very grateful for your time and efforts! Emotion: smile
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