barricade
[ bar-i-keyd, bar-i-keyd ]
/ ˈbær ɪˌkeɪd, ˌbær ɪˈkeɪd /
noun
a defensive barrier hastily constructed, as in a street, to stop an enemy.
any barrier that obstructs passage.
verb (used with object), bar·ri·cad·ed, bar·ri·cad·ing.
to obstruct or block with a barricade: barricading the streets to prevent an attack.
to shut in and defend with or as if with a barricade: The rebels had barricaded themselves in the old city.
Origin of barricade
synonym study for barricade
1. See
bar1.
OTHER WORDS FROM barricade
bar·ri·cad·er, noun un·bar·ri·cade, verb (used with object), un·bar·ri·cad·ed, un·bar·ri·cad·ing.Words nearby barricade
barretry,
barrett,
barrette,
barretter,
barriada,
barricade,
barricado,
barrie,
barrier,
barrier beach,
barrier cream
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British Dictionary definitions for barricade
barricade
/ (ˌbærɪˈkeɪd, ˈbærɪˌkeɪd) /
noun
a barrier for defence, esp one erected hastily, as during street fighting
verb (tr)
to erect a barricade across (an entrance, passageway, etc) or at points of access to (a room, district of a town, etc)
they barricaded the door
(usually passive)
to obstruct; block
his mind was barricaded against new ideas
Derived forms of barricade
barricader, nounWord Origin for barricade
C17: from Old French, from
barriquer to barricade, from
barrique a barrel, from Spanish
barrica, from
barril
barrel