Barricade

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ËŒbæɹɪˈkeɪd/

Origin

From French barricade

Full definition of barricade

Noun

1. A barrier constructed across a road, especially as a military defence
2. An obstacle, barrier, or bulwark.
• DerhamSuch a barricade as would greatly annoy, or absolutely stop, the currents of the atmosphere.
3. (figuratively, in the plural) A place of confrontation.

Verb

1. to close or block a road etc., using a barricade
2. to keep someone in (or out), using a blockade, especially ships in a port