Definitions for barricade

Definitions for (noun) barricade

Main entry: barricade

Definition: a barrier (usually thrown up hastily) to impede the advance of an enemy

Usage: they stormed the barricade


Main entry: roadblock, barricade

Definition: a barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc.


Definitions for (verb) barricade

Main entry: barricade, barricado

Definition: block off with barricades


Main entry: barricade

Definition: prevent access to by barricading

Usage: The street where the President lives is always barricaded


Main entry: stop, bar, barricade, block, block off, block up, blockade

Definition: render unsuitable for passage

Usage: block the way; barricade the streets; stop the busy road


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