barricade

noun

  1. 1

    a barrier (usually thrown up hastily) to impede the advance of an enemy

    they stormed the barricade

  2. 2

    a barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc.

verb

  1. 1

    block off with barricades

  2. 2

    prevent access to by barricading

    The street where the President lives is always barricaded

  3. 3

    render unsuitable for passage

    block the way

    barricade the streets

Synonyms

Also useful for “barricade”:Unscrambler