Barricade
See also: Barrier.
Dictionary definition
- n. 1: a barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc. [syn: roadblock, barricade]
- 2: a barrier (usually thrown up hastily) to impede the advance of an enemy; "they stormed the barricade"
- v. 1: render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road" [syn: barricade, block, blockade, stop, block off, block up, bar]
- 2: prevent access to by barricading; "The street where the President lives is always barricaded"
- 3: block off with barricades [syn: barricade, barricado]