Dictionary definition · barricade
noun
- a barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc.
- a barrier (usually thrown up hastily) to impede the advance of an enemy"they stormed the barricade"
verb
- render unsuitable for passage"block the way"
- prevent access to by barricading"The street where the President lives is always barricaded"
- block off with barricades
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).