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..
- synonyms: roadblock
- A barrier (usually thrown up hastily) to impede the advance of an enemy.
- usage: "they stormed the barricade"
verb
- Render unsuitable for passage.
- usage: "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road"
- Prevent access to by barricading.
- usage: "The street where the President lives is always barricaded"
- Block off with barricades.
- synonyms: barricado
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