Barricade - Definition

n 1: a barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or
road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc.
[syn: roadblock, barricade]
2: a barrier (usually thrown up hastily) to impede the advance
of an enemy; "they stormed the barricade"
v 1: render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade
the streets"; "stop the busy road" [syn: barricade,
block, blockade, stop, block off, block up,
bar]
2: prevent access to by barricading; "The street where the
President lives is always barricaded"
3: block off with barricades [syn: barricade, barricado]