barricade

Nouns

  • (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. roadblock,
  • (n) a barrier (usually thrown up hastily) to impede the advance of an enemy
    • they stormed the barricade

Verbs

  • (v) render unsuitable for passage
    • block the way
    • barricade the streets
    • stop the busy road
    block, block up, bar, blockade, block off, stop,
  • (v) prevent access to by barricading
    • The street where the President lives is always barricaded
  • (v) block off with barricades barricado,

Synonyms

roadblock block block up bar blockade block off stop barricado

Words of close approximity

barricado
barricado
barricaded