noun🔗ShareBarricade, barrageA barrier constructed across a road, especially as a military defence"The protesters built a barricade of old tires and wooden planks to block the road. "Les manifestants ont construit une barricade avec de vieux pneus et des planches de bois pour bloquer la route.militarywarbuildingpoliceactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBarricade, barrage, obstacleAn obstacle, barrier, or bulwark."The students used textbooks as a barricade to block the doorway. "Les étudiants ont utilisé des manuels scolaires comme barricade pour bloquer l'entrée.militarybuildingwarpoliceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBarricades(in the plural) A place of confrontation."The barricades were set up on opposite sides of the town square, marking the lines between the protesters and the police. "Les barricades ont été installées des deux côtés de la place de la ville, marquant les lignes entre les manifestants et la police.politicswarmilitaryplaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBarricader, bloquerTo close or block a road etc., using a barricade"The protesters decided to barricade the street with trash cans and signs. "Les manifestants ont décidé de barricader la rue avec des poubelles et des panneaux.policemilitaryactionbuildingtrafficChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBarricader, bloquerTo keep someone in (or out), using a blockade, especially ships in a port"The school authorities barricaded the main entrance to prevent unauthorized access during the assembly. "Les autorités scolaires ont barricadé l'entrée principale pour empêcher l'accès non autorisé pendant l'assemblée.militarynauticalactionwarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading