nakabandi

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A system of patrolling streets by use of checkpoints.
  2. A roadblock.

Word forms

nakabandi nakabandis

Etymology

From Hindi नाकाबन्दी (nākābandī) and Urdu ناکابندی (nākā-bandī, “blockade, roadblock”).

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