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Meaning of barricade

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

barricade

Pronunciation:/ˌbæɹɪˈkeɪd/

noun

Definitions

  1. A barrier constructed across a road, especially as a military defence

  2. An obstacle, barrier, or bulwark.

  3. (in the plural) A place of confrontation.

verb

Definitions

  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