noun Download 🔗Share A barrier constructed across a road, especially as a military defence Examples : "The protesters built a barricade of old tires and wooden planks to block the road. " military war building police action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An obstacle, barrier, or bulwark. Examples : "The students used textbooks as a barricade to block the doorway. " military building war police Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (in the plural) A place of confrontation. Examples : "The barricades were set up on opposite sides of the town square, marking the lines between the protesters and the police. " politics war military place Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To close or block a road etc., using a barricade Examples : "The protesters decided to barricade the street with trash cans and signs. " police military action building traffic Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To keep someone in (or out), using a blockade, especially ships in a port Examples : "The school authorities barricaded the main entrance to prevent unauthorized access during the assembly. " military nautical action war Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading