What is "barricade" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does barricade mean in English? Meaning of barricade definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "barricade" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "barricade": a barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc.

Noun

  • Meaning: 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: barricade roadblock
  • Hypernyms: barrier
  • Pronunciation in UK: /ˌbæɹɪˈkeɪd/

    Meaning of "barricade": render unsuitable for passage

    Verb

  • Meaning: render unsuitable for passage
  • Example: block the way barricade the streets stop the busy road
  • Synonyms: bar barricade block block off block up blockade stop
  • Hyponyms: block off close close off shut off
  • Hypernyms: block close up impede jam obstruct obturate occlude
  • Pronunciation in UK: /ˌbæɹɪˈkeɪd/

    Meaning of "barricade": a barrier (usually thrown up hastily) to impede the advance of an enemy

    Noun

  • Meaning: a barrier (usually thrown up hastily) to impede the advance of an enemy
  • Example: they stormed the barricade
  • Synonyms: barricade
  • Hypernyms: barrier
  • Pronunciation in UK: /ˌbæɹɪˈkeɪd/

    Meaning of "barricade": prevent access to by barricading

    Verb

  • Meaning: prevent access to by barricading
  • Example: The street where the President lives is always barricaded
  • Synonyms: barricade
  • Hypernyms: block close up impede jam obstruct obturate occlude
  • Pronunciation in UK: /ˌbæɹɪˈkeɪd/

    Meaning of "barricade": block off with barricades

    Verb

  • Meaning: block off with barricades
  • Synonyms: barricade barricado
  • Hypernyms: block close up impede jam obstruct obturate occlude
  • Pronunciation in UK: /ˌbæɹɪˈkeɪd/

    Synonyms:

    barrier, fence, wall, roadblock, blockade, rampart, bar, bulwark, stop, palisade, obstruction, stockade, block, blank wall, blockade, fortify, obstruct, defend, bar, shut in,

    Antonyms:

    aid, opening, help, allow, open,

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