barricade Definition

barricade
noun

1. A barrier, especially an improvised one made of anything which can be piled up quickly, eg to block a street.

Thesaurus: barrier, obstacle, obstruction, bulwark, fence, palisade, screen, rampart.

verb

barricaded, barricading
1. To block or defend something with a barricade.

Thesaurus: bar, block, obstruct, fortify, defend, protect.

Etymology: 17c: French, from barrique barrel, because barricades were often made from barrels.

Phrasal Verb: barricade someone or oneself in

To shut them or oneself off behind a barrier.