barricade

Meaning

Noun

1. A barrier constructed across a road, especially as a military defence
2. An obstacle, barrier, or bulwark.
3. (figuratively, in-plural) A place of confrontation.
4. (figuratively) Line of people standing behind or closest to the barricade in the pit section of a live music concert.

Verb

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

Synonyms

barrier

obstacle

block

roadblock

blockade

bar

fortify

barricado

obstruction

obstruct

stop

🛑

block off

fence

impede

hindrance

block up

road block

prevent

entrench

wall

pen

🖊️

protect

raise

rear

refuse

shield

🛡️

trash

trifles

freeze out

keep at bay

retaining wall

shielding slab

barrier shield

clog

close up

corral

crap

dam

defend

defense

deter

dike

fortification

groyne

hinder

impediment

jam

junk

litter

obturate

Translations

barricade

barricata

barricada

Barrikade

barricader

barricada

barricade

οδόφραγμα

verbarrikadieren

barikat

barricada

φράγμα

barricare

barricar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌbæɹɪˈkeɪd/

Etymology

The noun is borrowed from French barricade, or an assimilation of the earlier barricado to the French form. The verb is from the noun or French barricader.