Thesaurus: barricade

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1. n. A fortification, made in haste, of trees, earth, palisades, wagons, or anything that will obstruct the progress or attack of an enemy. It is usually an obstruction formed in streets to block an enemy's access.
2. n. Any bar, obstruction, or means of defense.
3. n. To fortify or close with a barricade or with barricades; to stop up, as a passage; to obstruct; as, the workmen barricaded the streets of Paris.
4. n. a barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc.
5. n. a barrier (usually thrown up hastily) to impede the advance of an enemy
6. v. render unsuitable for passage
7. v. prevent access to by barricading
8. v. block off with barricades
9. 1. (Mil.) A fortification, made in haste, of trees, earth, palisades, wagons, or anything that will obstruct the progress or attack of an enemy. It is usually an obstruction formed in streets to block an enemy's access. 2. Any bar, obstruction, or means of defense. Such a barricade as would greatly annoy, or absolutely stop, the currents of the atmosphere. Derham. To fortify or close with a barricade or with barricades; to stop up, as a passage; to obstruct; as, the workmen barricaded the streets of Paris. The further end whereof [a bridge] was barricaded with barrels. Hakluyt.
10. A fortification, made in haste, of trees, earth, palisades,wagons, or anything that will obstruct the progress or attack of anenemy. It is usually an obstruction formed in streets to block anenemy's access.
11. v:28/n:72 n. a barrier (usually thrown up hastily) to impede the advance of an enemy v. render unsuitable for passage v. prevent access to by barricading v. block off with barricades