Barricade Definition

bărĭ-kād, bărĭ-kād
barricaded, barricades, barricading
noun
barricades
A usually improvised structure set up, as across a route of access, to obstruct the passage of an enemy or opponent.
American Heritage
A barrier thrown up hastily for defense, as in street fighting.
Webster's New World
A usually temporary structure set up to restrict or control the movement of people or conveyances.
Stood behind the barricades watching the parade.
American Heritage
Any barrier or obstruction.
Webster's New World
Something that serves as an obstacle; a barrier.
American Heritage
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verb
barricaded, barricades, barricading
To close off or block with a barricade.
American Heritage
To shut in or keep out with a barricade.
Webster's New World
To shut (oneself) in by means of a barricade, as for protection or privacy.
American Heritage
To put up barricades in; obstruct.
Webster's New World

To close or block a road etc., using a barricade.

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Other Word Forms of Barricade

Noun

Singular:
barricade
Plural:
barricades

Origin of Barricade

  • French from barrique barrel from Old Provençal barrica from Vulgar Latin barrīca embargo

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French barricade

    From Wiktionary

Barricade Sentence Examples

  • But in any case, here was a barricade 190-207 ft.

  • The Acropolis had been dismantled as a fortress after the expulsion of Hippias; its defenders against the Persians found it necessary to erect a wooden barricade at its entrance.

  • Players can barricade doors with chairs and boxes, destroy or move cabinets and tables and interact fully with their surroundings.

  • A double row of overturned coaches made a capital barricade, with a few paving stones.

  • He said there seemed to be a " cultural barricade " around Birmingham and a reluctance to accept ideas from elsewhere.

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