barricade
bar•ri•cade noun, verbBrE /ˌbærɪˈkeɪd/
NAmE /ˌbærɪˈkeɪd/
noun
word origina line of objects placed across a road, etc. to stop people from getting past
example bank
The police stormed the barricades the demonstrators had put up.a barricade made of doors, chairs and broken tables verb
verb forms word origin~ sth to defend or block sth by building a barricade example bankThey barricaded all the doors and windows.
barriˌcade yourself ˈin/inˈside (sth) to build a barricade in front of you in order to prevent anyone from coming inHe had barricaded himself in his room.
